Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-170: Lead: Professor Heather Gregg blocked approval of the reporting student's clinical hour submissions for at least two weeks pending a preceptor agreement form that Dr. Rachel Powell later clarified was not required in the form Gregg demanded, Professor Frazier is the only individual who should be listed on the log; this is inconsistent with last term's waiver; preceptors are assigned the morning of each shift making a pre-signed list structurally impossible; and Dr. Gregg's communications were described by the reporting student as blaming him and disregarding the faculty member's circumstances; see HU-170a through HU-170d ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| High
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Lead / index for a split cluster (clinical hours blocked pending incorrect preceptor requirement; inconsistent policy across terms; structurally impossible same-day preceptor list requirement; faculty conduct concern)
! Date added
| 2026-06-15
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Professor Heather Gregg (Clinical Course Faculty) / Dr. Rachel Powell (Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance, National/Online) / Herzing Clinical Affairs
|}
'''Finding.''' This is a lead entry for a cluster of clinical documentation and policy-consistency issues arising from the NSG525 Clinical II course. On June 15, 2026, Dr. Heather Gregg, course professor, communicated via Canvas that she was not permitted to approve the reporting student's clinical hours until the required preceptor agreement form was uploaded and completed. The reporting student's email to Professor Troy Frazier, on-site clinical faculty of record in ELMS, and Dr. Rachel Powell, Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance, documented that Gregg had been blocking hour submissions for at least the prior two weeks. Dr. Powell responded clarifying that Professor Frazier is the clinical faculty member on site and is the only individual who should be listed on the Clinical Hours Report Log, as he is the one verifying hours in ELMS. This directly contradicts how Gregg had communicated the requirement, a signed preceptor agreement listing individual nurses. The reporting student noted that last term the requirement had been waived by Rachel Powell, then clinical lead, for students who had on-site clinical faculty. The reporting student also noted that preceptors are typically assigned the morning of each clinical shift, making a comprehensive pre-signed list impossible to produce in advance. The reporting student additionally described Dr. Gregg's communications as implying he was being irresponsible, stating she did not care that the faculty member was traveling and had a lot going on, and as disrespectful. Tracked separately: {{HU|HU-170a}} (clinical hours blocked for two-plus weeks pending an incorrectly applied requirement), {{HU|HU-170b}} (inconsistent requirements between current and prior term), {{HU|HU-170c}} (preceptors assigned same day, structurally impossible pre-condition), and {{HU|HU-170d}} (faculty communication conduct concern).

'''Notes.''' Course: NSG525-7E Clinical II, 2262C16, confirmed from the Canvas dashboard. Clinical faculty of record in ELMS: Professor Troy Frazier (Adjunct Clinical Instructor). Course professor applying the requirement: Dr. Heather Gregg. Dr. Rachel Powell's email title: Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance, National (Online). The reporting student referenced a contact named Tiffany who may be able to provide the preceptor list; this person is not further identified in the evidence. Powell clarified Frazier should be the only individual listed on the log; the reporting student noted Frazier precepts him two days a week and was described by Gregg as traveling four hours away. Added 2026-06-15. Student: The reporting student. Source Group: Canvas message from Dr. Heather Gregg to the reporting student (Jun 15, 2026, 10:01 AM); email thread among the reporting student, Professor Troy Frazier, Dr. Heather Gregg, Dr. Rachel Powell (Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance, National/Online), Dr. Raywattie Prashad, Dr. Stephanie Black, Dr. Danielle Laban; June 15, 2026; provided by the reporting student. Parts: {{HU|HU-170a}}, {{HU|HU-170b}}, {{HU|HU-170c}}, {{HU|HU-170d}}. Cross-references: {{HU|HU-133}} (clinical placement fragmentation and inconsistent process), {{HU|HU-134}} (Student A clinical placement error), {{HU|HU-135}} (8-hour clinical accommodation, clinical scheduling at same site), {{HU|HU-141}} (Clinician Nexus/ELMS clinical documentation system issues).

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