Clinical Preceptor Information

The Catholic University – Conway School of Nursing

· Accreditation: All Nursing programs at CUA are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

· Mission: Strengthened by a rich heritage of Catholic teachings and Christian values, our mission is to prepare professionally educated nurses who are capable of the moral, intellectual, and professional leadership needed to provide continuing quality in clinical nursing care, education, research, and service and to advance nursing knowledge and skills through scientific inquiry and other scholarly activity.

Purpose of Clinical Practicums

A clinical practicum is defined as a supervised, practical application of concurrently or previously studied theory. Clinical Practicums are essential to nurse practitioner education – they are the primary vehicle by which knowledge and concepts are translated into “hands on” clinical care. Courses with clinical practicums require students to be involved in direct patient care. Students in our distance FNP program must complete the following practicum courses:

*Clinical readiness is competency-based. Some students might require additional clinical hours in order to meet competency requirements. The range listed reflects the minimum (required) to maximum number of hours expected for a student to achieve clinical competency.

**Students with an interest in a specialty area are permitted to spend up to 90 clinical hours during N785D in a specialty practice.

Preceptor Role & Expectations

· Assist students to apply theoretical knowledge to clinical practice

· Provide opportunities for skill development

· Promote clinical and professional competency

· Facilitate student autonomy in patient care

· Provide evaluation and feedback

Preceptor Requirements

· Possess an unencumbered state license and certification in your area of practice

· Have at least 2 years of clinical experience

· Avoid engagement in activities contrary to the teachings of the Catholic Church (e.g. abortions, assisted suicide, etc.)

Typhon

Typhon is the electronic student tracking system we use to monitor and manage practicum experiences.

· Access to Typhon will be provided to each Preceptor at the beginning of the course

· Preceptors will use this system to verify student time logs and complete a clinical evaluation of the student

· Access the system here: Typhon (Account #7174)

Next Steps

· If you or another provider at your facility is interested in precepting, then a Conway School of Nursing administrator will work directly with the identified administrative contact at your practice site to establish a legal contract (Memorandum of Understanding) between the two entities.

Addition SON Contact Information

Primary contact: Leigh Montejo, DNP, FNP-BC, Clinical Assistant Professor: montejo@cua.edu

• Program Director: Dr. Jeanne Moore, DNP, FNP-B - Email: moorejm@cua.edu
• Administrator: Ms. Stephanie Adams - Email: adamss@cua.edu