Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-141c: A credential-type hours mismatch: 90 Med-Surg hours scheduled when NSG 525 requires 60 Med-Surg and 48 mental health hours, with combining pending program-chair approval ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| Critical
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Hours Allocation / Credential-Type Mismatch
! Date added
| 2026-06-02 (split 2026-06-06)
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Kate Powell (Clinical Placement and Compliance Coordinator, South Region) / Dr. Prashad / Dr. Black
|}
'''Finding.''' Kate Powell scheduled Student A for a Group K rotation of 90 hours on a Med-Surg unit, but NSG 525 (Clinical 2) requires 60 Med-Surg hours and 48 mental health hours, which cannot be satisfied entirely on a Med-Surg unit. Kate Powell stated the hours could be combined under Minnesota Board of Nursing guidelines if Dr. Prashad and Dr. Black approved, an approval that was still pending.

'''Evidence.''' Kate Powell's email, May 6, 2026: NSG 525 requires 60 Med-Surg hours and 48 mental health hours, but under MN BON guidelines they can be combined if Dr. Prashad and Dr. Black approve. Student A repeatedly asked how 90 Med-Surg hours would satisfy a requirement that includes 48 mental health hours. Student: Student A ([email redacted]). Source Group: Email chain, May 5 to 6, 2026.

'''Reported statement.'''
<blockquote>NSG 525 requires 60 MedSurg hours and 48 mental health hours but due to the MN BON guidelines we can combine them if Dr. Prashad and Dr. Black approve.</blockquote>

'''Standards.''' ACEN Standard 5 requires placements include the correct required clinical-experience types. Minnesota Board of Nursing clinical-hour requirements govern the 60 Med-Surg and 48 mental health split, and any combining must comply with MN BON rules and be properly approved. Scheduling 90 Med-Surg hours against a 60 Med-Surg plus 48 mental health requirement, with approval pending, is a credential-type allocation error. Lead: {{HU|HU-141}}.

'''Impact.''' Even if Student A completed the Med-Surg rotation, she risked not satisfying the mental health hour requirement for NSG 525 unless the combining was properly approved.

'''Notes.''' Sub-issue of {{HU|HU-141}} (lead). Split 2026-06-06.

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