Clinical Requirements

Mandatory Student Clinical Requirements

All nursing graduate students are required to be in 100% compliance with the clinical requirements outlined below, before registration for clinical courses. Graduate students will not be permitted to enroll in clinical courses until proof of compliance is received by the graduate program clinical coordinator in the School of Nursing.

If a student goes to a clinical site and is found to be out of compliance with any of the below requirements he/she will be required to leave the clinical site and report to the program coordinator. Students risk expulsion from the graduate program if any clinical requirements are not met during a semester. Clinical requirements are subject to change at any time based on agency/hospital requirements.

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPPA) Training

Students are mandated to complete Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act training. Students may not remove any paperwork, notes, or lab result copies which contain any patient health protected information from practicum sites. Any student found to have such material will receive a failing grade for the course and be subject to expulsion from the School of Nursing and the University.

  • Photocopy of current Delaware nursing license, license from compact State, or State in which clinical will be arranged.
  • Urine Drug Test
  • Criminal Background Check
  • Proof of immunization status for:
  • Hepatitis B
  • Rubella
  • Mumps
  • Measles (Rubeola) - if born after 1956
  • German measles (Rubella) - if born after 1956
  • Tetanus (good for ten years)
  • Pertussis
  • Evidence of current TB status (PPD) or chest X-Ray
  • Evidence of Varicella status (by titer or documentation of having had chicken pox)
  • Photocopy of current CPR certification
  • Proof of Bloodborne Pathogens Safety Training
  • Proof of General Safety/RIght to Know Training
  • Blood Borne Pathogen Post-Exposure Evaluation and Medical Management Student Waiver
  • Additional requirements for the clinical education may be required by the healthcare agency to which a student is assigned.