Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Intensives and Simulation (section)

=== HU-040: Students who had intensive skills validation forms stamped by intensive program staff were subsequently told the stamp did not constitute a valid signature ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:14em" | Severity
| Medium
! Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Process Gap / Documentation Dispute
! Date added
| 2026-05-04
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Intensive Coordinator / Program Chair
|}
'''Finding.''' Per the tracker's evidence, students who had intensive skills validation forms stamped by intensive program staff were subsequently told the stamp did not constitute a valid signature.

'''Evidence.''' MSN-DE DEC 2026 COHORT GroupMe (April 16, 2026): Student AI reported receiving a communication questioning whether her intensive validation form was properly signed, despite a stamp having been applied by intensive staff. Student J and other students confirmed all forms received the same institutional stamp.

'''Reported statement.''' Student AI described the same problem with the form, called the outcome ridiculous given that every proctor used the identical stamp, and questioned how the school could then say the stamp does not count.

'''Standards.''' ACEN Standard 5: clinical simulation activities must be properly documented. Handbook p.25, Simulation and Skills Lab Standards. If the intensive program issues a stamp as an official form of documentation, that stamp constitutes institutional verification.

'''Impact.''' Students who completed intensive requirements in good faith and received institutional stamps as verification now face potential course completion challenges.

'''Notes.''' The intensive coordinator had previously told students to "not upload" intensive skills validation forms and that "more information will be forthcoming." Absence of clear submission guidance combined with the stamp-versus-signature dispute reflects a broader process gap.

<span id="HU-079"></span>