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Stella Lichen

Recent MSN graduate (MEPN) from University of San Diego; upcoming registered nurse with background in psychology and clinical nursing practice.

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APPEARANCES

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PODCASTS

Jul 21, 2026

Nursing Uncharted

Nursing Uncharted

The Real Story of Finding Your First Nursing Job with Stella Leiken

Jul 21 · 36m

8:05

So tell me about like tell me about that process of like, how do you pick a preceptorship or what does that look like?

Stella LichenGUEST

8:10

Yeah, that was honestly the most stressful part of nursing school, especially in San Diego.

Stella LichenGUEST

8:16

There's so many nursing schools in San Diego that getting a preceptorship or a spot to hospitals is pretty hard, even though there's so many hospitals.

Stella LichenGUEST

8:24

There's just so many schools and, you know, bodies competing for that.

Stella LichenGUEST

8:28

And even with my program, like a lot of people want the same specialties.

Stella LichenGUEST

8:31

So I don't know technically how they pick, but we rank them.

Stella LichenGUEST

8:36

We like rank our top three choices.

18 MINS LATER

26:29

And, you know, that's something that's unfortunate is that this does trigger the emotional side of it, which I'm sure you've had those.