NP Practicum Announcements due to COVID-19 - Fall 2020, Winter 2020, Spring 2021, & Summer 2021 Terms:

• Students are waived from having to have two nurse practitioners as preceptors under the COVID-19 accommodations. 
• Students may utilize the same preceptor more than twice for multiple courses if the preceptor meets the preceptor requirements for the course under the COVID-19 accommodations.   
• For approved students for tele-health, students will be able to log up practicum hours via tele-heath based on their program and course as follows:
  • PMHNP courses:  100% hours/patients
  • AGAC: 25% of hours/patients
  • FNP & AGPC courses:
    • 6531:  50% of hours/patients
    • 6540:  50% of hours/patients
    • 6541:  25% of hours/patients
    • 6551:  25% of hours/patients  NOTE:  All OB patient encounters must be completed in non-telehealth visits.
    • 6565:  50% of hours/patients

• Students must have an approved application for tele-health in Meditrek.
• Students must be in communication with their preceptor and administration at the site periodically to monitor ability to complete practicum with the site due to the changing environment related to COVID-19 pandemic.  

Incomplete Grades:   If students receive an incomplete grade and need to log practicum hours during a subsequent term, they must contact the Office of Field Experience for a remedial application.  Students must be approved under a remedial application to log hours for an Incomplete grade. 

Tele-Health

Students must have an approved application in Meditrek in order to complete practicum via Tele-Health. See instructions below for how to submit a tele-health application and the required tele-health questionnaire to be completed by the preceptor. 

COVID-19 Waiver in Meditrek Tutorial

Fall & Winter 2020, Spring & Summer 2021 Terms and TEMPO students with a start date on or before May 31, 2021:  If you are unable to secure a preceptor/mentor due to COVID-19 or if your practicum plans have been impacted due to COVID-19, the following options are available to you:

• Work with an approved preceptor/mentor remotely/virtually.  Students may work with an approved preceptor/mentor remotely or virtually (e.g. phone, Skype, Zoom, Teams, etc.) if unable to be onsite for the practicum experience due to COVID-19.
• Work with a faculty for the preceptorship/mentorship:  Contact the Office of Field Experience at nursingfield@mail.waldenu.edu  to request an application to work with a faculty for the preceptorship/mentorship.  Students will work directly with the faculty instructor that they are assigned to as part of their practicum course.  Students will be working directly with their course faculty instructor for the preceptorship. The Office of Field Experience will open a special application in Meditrek for you to complete and submit.   This request must be made by February 12, 2021 for the Spring 2021 term and May 14, 2021 for the Summer 2021 term. Students should contact their course faculty member during the first week of the term. 

Student Tutorial for Alternative Learning Assignments 

Time Logs for Faculty as Preceptors 

Nurse Education - Alternative Learning Assignments

Nurse Executive - Alternative Learning Assignments

Nurse Informatics - Alternative Learning Assignments

Nursing Public Health - Alternative Learning Assignments

Fall & Winter 2020, Spring & Summer 2021 Terms and TEMPO students with a start date on or before May 31, 2021:  If you are unable to secure a preceptor/mentor due to COVID-19 or if your practicum plans have been impacted due to COVID-19, the following options are available to you:

• Work with an approved preceptor/mentor remotely/virtually.  Students may work with an approved preceptor/mentor remotely or virtually (e.g. phone, Skype, Zoom, Teams, etc.) if unable to be onsite for the practicum experience due to COVID-19.
• Work with a faculty for the preceptorship/mentorship: Contact the Office of Field Experience at nursingfield@mail.waldenu.edu  to request an application to work with a faculty for the preceptorship/mentorship.  Students will work directly with the faculty instructor that they are assigned to as part of their practicum course.  Students will be working directly with their course faculty instructor for the preceptorship. The Office of Field Experience will open a special application in Meditrek for you to complete and submit. This request must be made by February 12, 2021 for the Spring 2021 term and May 14, 2021 for the Summer 2021 term. Students should contact their course faculty member during the first week of the term. 

Time Logs for Faculty as Preceptors

Fall & Winter 2020, Spring & Summer 2021 and TEMPO students with a start date on or before July 12, 2021:  If you are unable to secure a preceptor/mentor due to COVID-19 or if your practicum plans have been impacted due to COVID-19, the following options are available to you:

• Work with an approved preceptor/mentor remotely/virtually.  Students may work with an approved preceptor/mentor remotely or virtually (e.g. phone, Skype, Zoom, Teams, etc.) if unable to be onsite for the practicum experience due to COVID-19. 
• Work with a faculty for the preceptorship/mentorship:  Contact the Office of Field Experience at nursingfield@mail.waldenu.edu  to request an application to work with a faculty for the preceptorship/mentorship.  Students will be assigned a faculty mentor at the beginning of the term.  The Office of Field Experience will open a special application in Meditrek for you to complete and submit.   This request must be made by the following dates: 
  • Spring 2021 first 6 weeks: February 12, 2021
  • Spring 2021 second 6 weeks: March 26, 2021
  • Summer 2021 first 6 weeks: May 14, 2021
  • Summer 2021 second 6 weeks:  June 25, 2021