Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-148: Clinical schedule changed four times in one week before clinicals even began (June 4, 2026 meeting account; expands HU-135) ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| Medium
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Schedule Instability / Repeated Last-Minute Changes Before Clinical Start
! Date added
| 2026-06-04
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Professor Troy Frazier FNP-BC / Dr. Rachel Powell / Clinical Placement
|}
'''Finding.''' In the June 4, 2026 meeting, the reporting student described that his clinical schedule changed four times in a single week before clinicals had even started. He recounted the times shifting from 7:30 to 6:00 (about ten and a half hours), to 7:30 with a potential debrief afterward, to 6:45 to 2:30, all within one week, and stated that his schedule had changed four times that week alone and he had not even started clinicals yet. He attributed the instability primarily to the professor, Troy Frazier, a new faculty member, rather than to the clinical site, noting the site had indicated there was flexibility. This expands the schedule-instability and over-eight-hours concerns already documented in {{HU|HU-135}} with the specific account of four changes in one week and the new proposed time blocks.

'''Evidence.''' Recorded meeting (audio and transcript), June 4, 2026: the reporting student stated that his schedule had changed four times that week alone and he had not even started clinicals yet; that at one point it was 7:30 to 6, which is way over the eight hours; then 7:30, but potentially after for debrief; and that it had changed again to 6:45 to 2:30, all within the span of a week; that the clinical site had said there is flexibility; and that what he needs is consistency and effective communication. He added that Frazier first had him on a 10-hour schedule, and he pushed back. Student: The reporting student. Source: June 4, 2026 recorded meeting (audio and transcript). Source Group: Recorded meeting (audio plus transcript), June 4, 2026: the reporting student with Dr. Danielle Laban (AVP, identified as Speaker 3) and the ADA/Title IX coordinator referred to as Emily/Emilie (Speaker 4); provided by the reporting student.

'''Reported statement.'''
<blockquote>my schedule has changed four times this week alone, and I have not even started clinicals yet. At one point it was 7:30 to 6, which is way over the eight hours. Then 7:30, but potentially after for debrief. Now he has changed it again to 6:45 to 2:30, and this has all happened in the span of a week. The clinical site has said there is flexibility... what I need is consistency and communication that is effective. First, he had me on a 10-hour schedule, then I pushed back.</blockquote>

'''Standards.''' ACEN Standard 5 requires that clinical scheduling be communicated clearly and consistently to students. 34 CFR 668.14 (administrative capability) requires institutions to coordinate clinical logistics so students can plan. The repeated last-minute changes, combined with an initial schedule exceeding the approved eight-hour accommodation, reflect a coordination and communication failure. Cross-reference {{HU|HU-135}} (same clinical, same accommodation), {{HU|HU-149}} (no meeting point), {{HU|HU-150}} (insufficient notice).

'''Impact.''' The repeated schedule changes prevented the reporting student from arranging a dog sitter, coordinating his sleep schedule (relevant to narcolepsy), and planning medication and meals (relevant to diabetes and the GI medication). The instability compounded the difficulty of starting clinicals with adequate planning.

'''Notes.''' Expands {{HU|HU-135}} with the specific four-changes-in-one-week account. Professor Troy Frazier FNP-BC (trofrazier@herzing.edu) is identified in {{HU|HU-135}}. Cross-reference: {{HU|HU-135}}, {{HU|HU-149}}, {{HU|HU-150}}. Part of the June 4, 2026 meeting group ({{HU|HU-145}} through {{HU|HU-152}}).

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