NRSE 4600 Requirements
When and how to request permission for NRSE 4600:
Students must request permission for this capstone course by emailing their academic advisor. It is recommended that students request permission at least 7 weeks prior to the class start date.
The Preceptor Agreement form must be SUBMITTED by the Preceptor Agreement submission deadline. If the clinical site requires an Affiliation Agreement and/or Onboarding, students will need to have all required documentation in by the deadlines provided.
Once you have read through all provided information and considered the requirements and deadlines, use the following instructions to request permission for NRSE 4600.
STEP 1: Request Permission for NRSE 4600
- Email to advisor must include your name, PID# (found by your name on your DARS report), your OHIO ID (your Catmail ex: ab123456), the course number (NRSE 4600), and the start date for the section that you prefer.
STEP 2: Your advisor will request to have you added to the Pre-Clinical Course.
- Once you have been added to the Pre-Clinical Canvas Course, you will receive an invitation to join the class.
STEP 3: Access the Pre-Clinical Canvas Course and complete requirements in the course.
- There will be instructions on the Home Page of the Canvas Course. You must submit all required documentation prior to the deadlines posted. If you do not, you will be removed from the course and will be required to take the course later. NO EXCEPTIONS.
STEP 4: Once your Preceptor Agreement is approved and Affiliation Agreement/Onboarding is completed (if required) you will be given permission to enroll in NRSE 4600.
- Students will receive an email stating they have been given permission to enroll in NRSE 4600 and need to confirm their registration through their student center.
- Students must finalize their registration by the registration deadline, which is 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, seven days before the class begins. *See the RN to BSN NRSE Course Schedule for upcoming dates and deadlines.
Important Information
Preceptor Agreement Information
Students must complete the Preceptor Agreement Form that is located under Forms & Resources on the RN to BSN Nursing Knowledge Center: www.ohio.edu/rntobsn. This completed form must be uploaded in the Pre-Course in Canvas.
- If an affiliation Agreement and/or onboarding is required, you will either be sent an email of what onboarding is required or assigned onboarding to submit in Canvas.
Determine if your clinical facility requires an Affiliation Agreement (AA)
- Ohio University does not require Affiliation Agreements (AA). However, depending on your precepting site, an AA may be required by the facility. Students MUST determine if the facility where precepting hours are to be completed requires an Affiliation Agreement.
- Students should contact their site’s education or human resources department to make this determination.
- Students completing hours at a facility requiring an AA must email Mashawna Hamilton; hamiltom@ohio.edu with the NRSE 4600 Affiliation Agreement Request form. A search will be conducted by Ohio University to determine if there is an existing AA in place.
- If an existing AA is NOT in place and is required by your site, students will be required to complete the AA request form, which can be found under Forms and Resources on the RN to BSN Nursing Knowledge Center.
- **There is no guarantee how long the Affiliation Agreement process can take or that a finalized agreement will be reached if either party cannot agree to the terms.
Known States & facilities with special AA requirements:
- The Colorado Board of Nursing requires ALL students completing precepting hours within the state to have an AA.
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF): Students who are completing precepting hours at CCF must email Penelope Roberts at robertsp@ohio.edu a minimum of 70-days in advance to enrolling in NRSE 4600. CCF requires a 60-day notice of all students requesting precepting experiences.
- Specialty Select Hospitals
- Louis Stokes VA: Students employed and desiring to complete precepting hours at Louis Stokes VA, must follow additional facility instructions located in the Canvas Pre-Course.
- ALL VA Employees Completing Clinic Hours or Projects at the VA: There are rules for any VA employees who have gone back or plan to go back to school and want to complete any clinical hours, practicums, precepted hours or capstone projects at a VA facility.
- Employees must be onboarded as a student in the VA.
- Your dual appointment as an employee/student must be approved prior to starting your clinical/practicum.
- All projects (QI, EBP or Research) must be vetted through the appropriate councils.
Common AA Onboarding Requirements (additional items that could be required by clinical site, do NOT complete unless instructed to) :
- State and Federal Background Checks – Additional information located under Forms & Resources on the RN to BSN Nursing Knowledge Center.
- Urine Drug Screen
- Immunization status for
- TB, Tdap, MMR, Varicella, Hep B, Covid, and Influenza
- Personal health insurance
- BLS certification
- Personal malpractice insurance
- Proof of HIPAA and Bloodborne Pathogen education
Additional Information/FAQ’s:
What type of sites are appropriate for the project facilitation?
Any site where nurses are employed will meet the requirements. For example: hospitals, home health, hospice, long term care, health department, behavioral health, clinics, private practice office or schools where a school nurse is employed. Students may use the same site where they are employed as long as the project can be implemented into direct clinical practice with patients/clients.
What are the preceptor requirements?
- A preceptor must have a bachelor’s degree in nursing or an advanced nursing degree.
- The preceptor must also hold an active nursing license in the same state as the student and the same state of the facility that is being used.
- The preceptor does not need to be employed at the same site as the project implementation site; this is not a shadowing experience.
- The preceptor cannot be a close relative.
- The Ohio University School of Nursing RN to BSN program is currently authorized only in the following states: Ohio, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, and Washington, D.C.
What are the Clinical Time Requirements?
- All students are to keep a log of hours that are spent working with the preceptor and the implementation of their project in NRSE 4600. This log must tally a total of 21 true hours:
- Minimum of 3 hours with preceptor
- Maximum of 6 hours on research of topic
- Minimum of 1-2 hours in direct patient contact
- 10-11 hours in development/implementation of the project
Can I take NRSE 4600 alongside other courses?
- It is recommended NRSE 4600 be completed with no more than one additional course. However, due to the 7-week format of the course, the term may include two courses overlapping.
What to expect the first week of the NRSE 4600 Nurse Excellence:
- There will be additional documentation required during the first week of the course. Links and instructions to complete these items will be in your Blackboard course.
Students will be required to upload:
- The Preceptor Agreement that was previously approved
- Student & Preceptor Nurse License Verification using NURSYS
- National Sex Offender Screening
- Office of the Inspector General Screening
- COVID-19 Acknowledgement Letter
- COVID-19 Vaccination Record or Exemption letter
- Project Proposal