NURS 8600/ NURS 8601 – DNP Field Experience (1 credits)

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The information in this section is about the NURS 8600/8601 course, which is not a requirement for all students. It only applies to students needing additional hours to achieve the total of 1,000 practice hours for graduation. Please note these important points:

 

NURS 8600/ 8601 is not part of the DNP practicum or DNP Project.

Students need a total of 1,000 practicum hours to graduate from the DNP program, 600 of which may be transferred from practicum hours in their MSN program.

Students should consult their program of study or contact the Student Success Advising Team to determine whether additional hours are needed. If students need additional hours, they can get them by enrolling for 1–8 credits of NURS 8601 or 1–6 credits in NURS 8600.

Students are responsible for reviewing their program of study to determine how many credits have transferred from their MSN program and how many, if any, credits they need to achieve the total of 1,000 practicum hours.

One credit of NURS 8601 equals 80 practicum hours. One credit of NURS 8600 equals 72 hours. NURS 8600/8601 practicum hours are at the master’s level.

Students enrolled in the POS prior to summer term 2021 may take up to 6 credits of NURS 8600 by completing the 8600 Practicum Application in Meditrek®, and then registering for the course. Students should identify the number of credits they wish to take in each quarter within their 8600 practicum application in Meditrek®. The Office of Field Experience will process the course registration upon application approval. Each credit requires completion of 72 practicum hours.

Students may take up to 8 credits of NURS 8601 by completing the 8601 Practicum Application in Meditrek®, and then registering for the course. Students should identify the number of credits they wish to take in each quarter within their 8601 practicum application in Meditrek®. The Office of Field Experience will process the course registration upon application approval.

Students must complete 80 practicum hours for each credit of NURS 8601 for which they register. For example, if students register for 3 credits of NURS 8601, they will need to complete 240 practicum hours (3 x 80). Students must be sure that they are able to put in the time for the number of credits for which they register.

Students must submit a petition to register for more than 3 credits of NURS 8600/8601. Without an approved petition, students can only take up to 3 credits of NURS 8600/8601 in one quarter.

Students will need an approved preceptor and field site for each quarter of NURS 8600/8601.

Students must submit a separate practicum application in Meditrek® for each term of NURS 8600/8601 by the deadline. The practicum application process is similar to the practicum application process described in this manual.

Finding a Site and Preceptor

In order to find a suitable site and preceptor, students should follow these guidelines:

 

Students should identify a site and initiate contact with a potential preceptor who meets the qualifications and may be interested in working with them.

The NURS 8600/8601 field site may be the same field site that students use for their DNP practicum but cannot be an education setting (such as, a school of nursing), and the preceptor cannot be a nurse Faculty educator.

The NURS 8600/8601 preceptor may be the DNP practicum preceptor only if students are not enrolled in NURS 8600/8601 at the same time as their DNP practicum courses. If students wish to enroll in NURS 8600/8601 concurrently with a DNP practicum course, then they must have a different person as their NURS 8600/8601 preceptor.

Identifying a Site

NURS 8600/8601 is equivalent to the master’s clinical hours transferred into the program for the 1,000-hour requirement; therefore, the field experience is not required to be at the doctoral level. Students should consider their career goals after graduation and try to match their NURS 8600/8601 field experience site and preceptor to those career goals. To integrate their education with experience, students must have an opportunity to apply their acquired knowledge, concepts, and skills within the context that they hope to practice as DNP-prepared nurses. To do this, students may need to travel to a setting other than their own practice setting.

 

Students may complete the practicum where they work (e.g., hospital, nursing home, health organization, university health department, or other health-related organization); however, the experience must be:

 

In a different setting than their usual assigned employment role or work area(s)

Completed outside of their normal working hours

Under the direction of a preceptor who is not their immediate supervisor and who does not report to them

Separate from DNP practicum course hours