Editing Herzing Issues: Clinical Placement (section)

=== HU-170a: Professor Heather Gregg blocked approval of the reporting student's clinical hour submissions for at least two weeks pending a preceptor agreement form; Dr. Rachel Powell later clarified that Professor Frazier, as the on-site clinical faculty member of record in ELMS, is the only individual who should be listed on the Clinical Hours Report Log ===
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%"
! style="width:12em" | Severity
| High
! style="width:12em" | Status
| CONFIRMED
|-
! Issue type
| Clinical Hour Approval Blocked Pending Incorrectly Applied Preceptor Requirement
! Date added
| 2026-06-15
|-
! Owner
| colspan="3" | Professor Heather Gregg (Clinical Course Faculty) / Dr. Rachel Powell (Director of Clinical Placement and Compliance)
|}
'''Finding.''' Dr. Heather Gregg communicated via Canvas on June 15, 2026 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 Frazier and Powell documented that Gregg had been blocking hour submissions for the prior two or more weeks, holding up clinical logs he had already submitted. Dr. Rachel Powell responded, clarifying that Professor Frazier, as the on-site clinical faculty member who verifies hours in ELMS, is the only individual who should be listed on the Clinical Hours Report Log. Powell's clarification is directly inconsistent with Gregg's stated requirement, which was for a preceptor agreement listing and signed by the nurses the reporting student works alongside, a different document from the faculty-signed log.

'''Evidence.''' Canvas message from Dr. Heather Gregg (Jun 15, 2026, 10:01 AM): "I am not permitted to approve these clinical hours until the required preceptor agreement form has been uploaded and completed." The reporting student's email: "She is holding up all of my clinical logs from this point (last two weeks) forward." Dr. Rachel Powell's email: "Professor Frazier should be the only individual listed on your Clinical Hours Report Log, as he is the individual verifying your clinical hours in ELMS." 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.

'''Reported statement.'''
<blockquote>[Gregg:] I am not permitted to approve these clinical hours until the required preceptor agreement form has been uploaded and completed. [Powell:] Professor Frazier should be the only individual listed on your Clinical Hours Report Log, as he is the individual verifying your clinical hours in ELMS.</blockquote>

'''Standards.''' 34 CFR 668.14 (administrative capability, including consistent and accurate clinical-hour tracking), HLC Criterion 2.A (clear, fair, and consistently applied processes), and ACEN Standard 4 (clinical evaluation methodologies) are implicated. Blocking clinical hour approval for two or more weeks based on a requirement that the institutional Director of Clinical Placement later clarifies was not the correct requirement is a process-consistency and academic-progress concern. Lead: {{HU|HU-170}}.

'''Impact.''' At least two weeks of clinical hours remained unlogged and unapproved while the dispute was pending, potentially affecting hour count, course standing, and progression.

'''Notes.''' Sub-issue of {{HU|HU-170}} (lead). CONFIRMED from first-party Canvas message and email thread. Documented 2026-06-15.

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