MSN HANDBOOK

CRITICAL INFORMATION: AND POST-GRADUATE APRN CERTIFICATE CLINICAL PROGRAMS

The SON Graduate Program and Post-Grad APRN Certificate clinical programs require that students complete 600 or required hours of clinical practice, depending on the specialty. There are actual additional hours that MSN and post-grad certificate student will need to prepare and completing assignments, studying, and all depending on hours necessary to meet individual objectives and learning needs.

SON Graduate Program and post-grad certificate students must satisfy all prerequisites and required documents for verification. In addition, clinical site facilities require student’s documentation of all clinical requirements. AUHS utilizes COMPLIO to monitor and upload all required documentations by each facility:
These requirements include, but not limited to the following:

  • Complete physical examination
  • Individual health insurance
  • Malpractice insurance
  • CPR certification
  • Infection control certification
  • Training in HIPAA requirements
  • PPD or chest x-ray if positive
  • Immunity status: Hepatitis B titer series, Rubeola, Rubella & Varicella (per guidelines of clinical site facility)
  • Background Check* (annual re-testing)
  • Drug Screening (annual re-testing)

Some facilities will require live scan fingerprinting in addition to criminal background checks. A positive criminal record will disqualify a student from admission and continuing in the SON Graduate Program and post-graduate APRN-FNP certificate program. Some agencies may require drug screening prior to admittance into a clinical practicum. In addition, students may be required to provide additional documentation as required by specific agencies. Students must complete the clinical agency orientation before starting a clinical rotation.

NOTE: Please disclose all positive record of criminal activity (including expunged records). Student may not be able to be cleared have clinical practice in clinical site facilities. Conviction of any crime, whether misdemeanor or felony, may have difficulty obtaining a license to practice as a FNP or APRN in the state they wish to practice. The definition of conviction includes a plea of no contest as well as pleas or verdicts of guilty.

All questions regarding licensure should be directed to the appropriate State Board of Registered Nursing.