Dear KU School of Nursing Advanced Practice Student,

As you begin planning for your clinical courses, we want to review with you the procedure for preceptor selection for your clinical experiences. Students and faculty collaborate in determining an appropriate clinical site for all clinical courses. While each advanced practice student is responsible for identifying a preceptor that they would like to work with for each clinical course,  it is essential that the  student  involve the assigned faculty member in this process. Once enrolled in a clinical course, you should review the checklist for preceptor selection and approval process. The checklist will be accompanied by important dates as well as step by step instructions for selecting and securing approval from the faculty and the preceptor. To assist you in selecting appropriate preceptors for your clinical experiences,  please refer to the Guidelines for Selecting a Preceptor located on the website http://nursing.kumc.edu/preceptor/preceptor_process.html.

Prior to contacting potential preceptors,  you will need to submit the name of the preceptor to the course faculty for approval. This step in the process is critical in securing an appropriate placement that will provide you the opportunity to meet the course objectives and save you the time and frustration of contacting preceptors who have already been contacted by other students.

Clinical course differ in the number of required clinical hours.  The table below provides an overview:

	Course Title	# of Clinic Hrs/wk*
NRSG 810	Advanced Health Assessment	8
NRSG 815	Primary Care I	8
NRSG 817	Primary Care II	16
NRSG 818	Primary Care III	24-40
NRSG 831	Care of Women in the Antepartal Period	16
NRSG 836/837	Nurse-Midwifery in the Intrapartal/Postpartum Period: Practicum	8 + call
NRSG 838	Primary care of Women through the lifespan Practicum	8
NRSG 840	Care of Women Integration Practicum	16 + call
NRSG 846	Psychiatric Mental Health:  Short term illness	8
NRSG 848	Psychiatric Mental Health:  Chronic illness	16
NRSG 849	Psychiatric Mental Health:  Practicum	12-20 (spring & fall) 24-30 (summer semester)
NRSG 863*	Adult/Geriatric Health Care (CNS) I	8
NRSG 864	Adult/Geriatric Health Care (AGNP) I	8
NRSG 866*	Adult/Geriatric Health Care (CNS) II	16
NRSG 867	Adult/Geriatric Health Care (AGNP) II	16
NRSG 868*	Adult/Geriatric Health Care (CNS) III	24-40
NRSG 869	Adult/Geriatric Health Care  (AGNP) III	24-40

*Note: Clinical hours in Adult/Geriatric CNS courses and the Midwifery courses  are arranged with the course coordinator of each specialty at the beginning of the semester.

Students enrolled in NRSG 815, 817, 818, 864, 867 and 869  have the option of a clinical placement at a rural location. The preceptors and sites for a rural rotation are selected and arranged for the student by faculty.  These rotations  are generally completed in a consolidated block of time. Students wishing to pursue this option or with questions about a rural rotation should contact Dr. Diane Ebbert (debbert@kumc.edu) or Dr. Moya Peterson (mpeterso@kumc.edu).

Respectfully,

Diane Ebbert,  PhD, APRN, FNP-BC
Advanced Practice Program Director