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Orientation for Family Nurse Practitioner students will be delivered as a series of throughout your time in the program. These virtual sessions will be scheduled by the Graduate Program Director, Dean of Nursing, or Clinical Placement Coordinator as they are relevant. Sessions are mandatory and ample notice will be given to allow students time to accommodate the session. The time frame provided below is a general outline and may be adjusted when necessary.
The Nursing Student Handbook has full details on the health and safety requirements. The information provided on this page is meant to highlight important points regarding health and safety and the Viewpoint account. Please refer to the handbook for further information.
These health and safety standards were developed based on the requirements of the healthcare partners who welcome Marian University Nursing Students onsite for clinical/practicum experiences and serve as the basis of Marian's minimum requirements. Some healthcare agencies may have additional and/or more stringent requirements beyond those outlined here. Students must meet Marian's requirements AND the agency's requirements to comply and be cleared for participation in clinical.
WHAT ARE PRIMARY CARE SITES FOR PRACTICUM?
Marian University’s MSN/FNP program prepares students for the role of the Family Nurse Practitioner in the primary care setting. FNP competencies include caring for patients across the lifespan with a wide variety of presentations, and as such, all direct patient care practicum hours must be within a primary care outpatient setting. These settings including the primary care practices of family medicine, pediatrics and internal medicine or adult/gerontology. Primary care includes the aspects of health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, and diagnosis and ongoing treatment of acute and chronic illnesses in the outpatient setting.
Practices such as employer health, occupational health, urgent care, home-based care or retail clinic settings may provide a portion of primary care as their focus may be narrower, depending on their policies (i.e. only see certain patient presentations or have limited management capabilities).
Other outpatient settings are considered specialty practices as they focus on one particular problem origin, organ system or diagnosis. These would include the practices of cardiology, endocrinology, dermatology, etc. While these practices may support an aspect of primary care competencies, they are considered consultative or referral from primary care to address specific needs.
Inpatient and/or acute care settings require a set of different competencies and skills than primary care FNP competencies in order to deliver safe and competent patient care. Caring for patients in the acute care setting is not the focus of the Marian University MSN/FNP program. These settings cannot be used for the required direct patient care hours for any practicum course. If students wish to observe the role of the provider in the acute care setting, they my request this placement and will be required to submit the necessary health forms/background checks etc. for placement. However, those hours will not count toward their required minimum clinical hours. All surgical practices, dialysis, anesthesia, etc. would be considered acute care. Emergency room settings may be considered within the practicum placement policy.
PRECEPTOR AND SITE SELECTION POLICIES
When selecting potential preceptors and sites, FNP I students should focus on finding a practitioner in Family or Internal Medicine. FNP II and III students should review their skills within the Typhon database and ensure adequate experiences and achieve competencies across the lifespan and across a variety of health promotion/maintenance and common acute and chronic patient presentations.
Clinical instructors, the Graduate Program Director and the Clinical Placement Coordinator can assist you at any time.
All requests for placements within a specialty practice will be reviewed by the Graduate Program Director for approval. If there is concern regarding how how this placement will support the attainment of the FNP competencies the student will be expected to submit rational for the specialty placement in writing. If approved, a maximum of 90 hours over the course of study may be spent within a specialty practice.
Inpatient and/or acute care settings require a set of different competencies and skills than primary care FNP competencies in order to deliver safe and competent patient care. Caring for patients in the acute care setting is not the focus of the Marian University MSN/FNP program. These settings (i.e hospitalists) cannot be used for the required direct patient care hours for any practicum course. If students wish to observe the role of the provider in the acute care setting, they may request this placement and will be required to submit the necessary health forms/background checks etc. for placement. However, those hours will not count toward their required minimum clinical hours. All surgical practices, dialysis, anesthesia, etc. would be considered acute care. Emergency room settings may be considered within the practicum placement policy.
PRECEPTOR ELIGIBILITY
The course faculty or the Graduate Program Director approves the use of any clinical preceptor. The following criteria are utilized in selecting clinical preceptors specific to the emphasis of the student:
PRACTICUM GUIDELINES
* Student requesting placement with an Emergency Department setting must adhere to the following restrictions:
Practicum | Practicum | Practicum | |
| Family Medicine | 234 | 234 | 234 |
| Internal Medicine | 234 | 234 | 234 |
| Internal Med/Peds Combo | 234 | 234 | 234 |
| Pediatric | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Employer Health | 60* | 0 | 0 |
| Women's Health | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Urgent Care | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Emergency Medicine | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Retail Clinic | 60* | 60* | 0 |
| Palliative/Geriatrics | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Endocrinology | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Cardiology | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Dermatology | 0 | 90* | 90* |
| Orthopedics | 0 | 90* | 90* |
DELAYED APPROVAL
Failure to adhere to the due dates, timely submission of Preceptor Request Form, health and safety documentation and agency specific requirements will result in the delay of the approval process and may delay the start of student practicum experiences. It is important that all deadlines are met and if issues occur, communication is prompt.
Link to the Preceptor Request Form https://forms.office.com/r/L264jBPrCV
You may notice that placement deadlines on agency websites are generally 15 days later than the deadline on the right hand column of the MO2 page. The Clinical Placement Coordinator needs time to prepare and submit requests to the agency. This buffer allows time to make sure all required information, such as CV/resume and agency specific paperwork is complete and ready to go by the submission deadline. Failure to submit the Preceptor Request form by the MO2 date may result in a missed opportunity with an agency.
This document is a helpful resource for organizing and documenting your preceptor search. If you encounter challenges in finding a preceptor, you will be required to submit a contact log before the Clinical Placement Coordinator can provide assistance.
Not all agencies allow direct contact (cold-calling) to their preceptors. Review agency specific information under the "Clinical Information" section for guidelines.
Please utilize your resources by networking with associates on your clinical rotations, ask your classmates and/or your current preceptor if applicable, and reach out to your clinical instructors before trying to contact individual preceptors using these scripts.
Attached is a list of active contracts that Marian holds with various agencies, which may be appropriate for an FNP practicum experience. Just because an agency is listed on the document, does not mean they will have a provider or specialty that will appropriately meet the practicum guidelines/requirements. You will need to research the agency/preceptor to determine appropriateness based on the guidelines presented on the Resources for Students - MSN page here in MO2. You may use this list to get ideas of places to look for a potential preceptor. This list is intended to be a tool to help with networking and research to locate a preceptor and does not guarantee a placement. The list is subject to change and is only guaranteed accurate at the time it was created. Efforts will be made to update the document as changes occur. If you have interest in a placement with an agency not on the list, please contact the Clinical Placement Coordinator at clinicalpaperwork@marianuniversity.edu to discuss your ideas.
Upon registering for the last semester of Health Care Administration coursework, students will notify the Nursing Department clinical placement coordinator and program director via email (clinicalpaperwork@marianuniveristy.edu) that they plan to enroll in NUR 662 Nursing Administration Practicum the following semester (fall or spring).
The course faculty or the Graduate Program Director approves the use of any preceptor. The following criteria are utilized in selecting NA practicum preceptors:
1. Nursing administrators (manager, director, CNO, etc.). BSN required. MSN is preferred, but Master’s degree may be in another field (i.e. MBA, MHA).
2. At least 2 years of experience in an advanced leadership role.
