Keiser's clinical systems, one tile at a time
Keiser's clinical process for graduate nursing comes down to a short list of named pieces: the preceptor you find, the Preceptor/Mentor Information Form, approval by faculty and the Program Director, a signed affiliation agreement, and Typhon for your logs. The guides below cover each one from Keiser's catalogs, manuals and program pages, and point out where Keiser's own documents disagree.
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Tell us your Keiser program and where you live. A placement advisor replies with the preceptor and site options that fit your Keiser course.
Which Keiser document settles what
Keiser's 2026-27 Graduate Catalog sets credits, hours and grade rules and outranks everything else. The program pages, the 2023 Graduate Nursing Program Policy and Procedure Manual and the older clinical manual fill in the working detail, and they do not always match the catalog, so each guide names its source.
If a question goes past what Keiser publishes, the guide tells you who answers it, usually course faculty or the Clinical Coordinator. New to the process? Begin with the placement process. Living outside Florida? The out-of-state guide comes next.
Placement and approval
Clinical placement processHow a Keiser FNP practicum goes from a preceptor's yes to your first logged hour: the form, the approvals, the affiliation agreement, clearance and Typhon.Finding your own preceptorKeiser FNP students identify their own clinical sites and preceptors. What that rule means, what Keiser still handles, and how to run the search well.Three-month lead timeKeiser asks FNP students to plan clinicals about three months before a course starts. A working timeline mapped to the 2026-27 graduate 8-week term calendar.Preceptor/Mentor Information FormWhat goes with Keiser's Preceptor/Mentor Information Form, the CV or resume and license details it needs, who receives it and who approves your preceptor.Affiliation agreementsWhy no Keiser clinical hour starts without a signed affiliation agreement: Keiser's template or the agency's, who signs for each side, and how to speed it up.Preceptor requirementsWho can precept a Keiser FNP student: an FNP preferred, other NPs in limited numbers, MDs and DOs, plus Keiser's license, experience and supervision rules.Who approves whatClinical Faculty, the Clinical Coordinator, the Program Director and the chairs: what each Keiser title clears before your practicum hours can begin.Clinicals where you workKeiser allows clinicals at your employer when the rotation is in another department, under a preceptor who is not your supervisor, outside your work hours.Faculty site visitsHow Keiser faculty check on your practicum: a site visit evaluation each semester, on site or virtual, a phone conference each term, and a site check first.Week 4 and week 8 evaluationsKeiser's midterm and final clinical evaluations: the Clinical Evaluation Form, minimum ratings that rise each FNP term, and your week 8 review of the site.When a site falls throughLost a preceptor or site mid-term? What Keiser's manuals say about alternate sites, extensions and retaking the course, and the steps that protect your term.WHNP placement and South FloridaKeiser's WHNP catalog offers help obtaining a site in South Florida and leaves site selection to you elsewhere. Clearance comes before you can register.
Hours, logs and grades
Clinical hours by programKeiser clinical hours for the FNP, WHNP, DNP and RN to BSN, with each conflicting total (540, 510, 630; 710 or 680) and the Keiser document behind it.What counts as clinical hoursKeiser's rules for a countable clinical hour: direct patient care, the 25% telehealth cap, documenting within 7 days and the 16-hour rest limit.Typhon case logsHow Keiser nursing students log clinical hours and cases in Typhon: age group and diagnosis totals, the 7-day window, and who reviews the log and when.8-week practicum pacingHow Keiser nursing students fit 60, 120 or 180 practicum hours into one 8-week term: weekly targets, spreading the hours and 2026-27 term start dates.First clinical courseWhen Keiser FNP students can start NUR602A, the six courses that come first, the grades and clearances it needs, and when to begin the preceptor search.Grades and progressionKeiser's grade rules for nursing clinicals: a B or better in FNP clinical courses, two grades below B, repeats, the 3.0 GPA and the five-year limit.Clinical conduct rulesKeiser's clinical conduct rules: attending as planned, no call/no show, incident reports within 24 hours, honest hours, supervision and site requests.
Courses and residencies
The five FNP practicumsThe five Keiser MSN FNP practicums in order, NUR602A to NUR691A: the didactic course each pairs with, catalog and web hours, and when to line up each preceptor.NUR602A and NUR603A adult practicumsKeiser's NUR602A and NUR603A: 120 hours each in adult and older-adult primary care, which preceptors and settings fit, how to find one and how to pace the term.NUR604A pediatric practicumKeiser's NUR604A pediatric practicum: 60 catalog hours with children and adolescents, the preceptors and settings that fit, and why an older manual lists 120.NUR605A women's health practicumKeiser's NUR605A women's health practicum for FNP students: 60 catalog hours, OB-GYN and women's health settings, and the preceptors Keiser will approve.NUR691A Integration PracticumNUR691A, Keiser's final FNP practicum: 180 hours in the 2026-27 catalog or 150 on the program page, the second residency, and the preceptor the last term needs.FNP residencies in Fort LauderdaleKeiser's two FNP residencies in Fort Lauderdale: three days in advanced assessment, two in the final practicum, and how to plan clinicals around them.WHNP clinical coursesKeiser's four WHNP clinicals, NUR612A to NUR615A: hours per course, the 680 vs 710 conflict, clearance before registration and weekly pacing.DNP clinical practice coursesNUR801A, NUR802A and ADP902 in Keiser's post-master's DNP: organizational and community settings, mentors, the residency and how 1,000 hours add up.NUR671 health assessmentKeiser's NUR671: advanced health assessment with simulation and an OSCE, the first Fort Lauderdale residency, the B rule and the last gate before NUR602A.Graduate calendar and term datesKeiser's graduate calendar: three 16-week semesters split into 8-week Terms A and C, every 2026 and 2027 start date, and how practicums fit.NUR4636 community nursingKeiser's RN to BSN clinical, NUR4636 Community Nursing I: 45 hours in a setting you choose, a preceptor you secure and Department Chair approval.
Clearance, licenses and states
Background check and drug screenKeiser nursing students need a clear Level 2 background check and a 10-panel drug screen. When each is due, who pays, and what clinical sites can add.Immunizations and health requirementsWhat Keiser asks of graduate nursing students before clinicals: the health assessment form, yearly TB testing, immunizations, CPR and health insurance.Liability insuranceKeiser requires graduate nursing students to carry personal liability insurance before clinicals. What the manual says, the employer waiver, what to confirm.Florida RN license requirementKeiser's FNP and WHNP ask for an active Florida RN license, a license in your clinical state, and written verification from your home state. What each means.Out-of-state FNP studentsTaking Keiser's online FNP from another state: Keiser's two state lists, the New York rule, state approval lists and what to check before you apply.Licensure disclosuresHow to read Keiser's professional licensure disclosures: where the FNP and WHNP meet or do not meet, what SARA covers, and the FAQ's separate state list.Nursing accreditationKeiser University accreditation from official records: SACSCOC for the university, CCNE for the MSN and DNP with dates, ACEN for the ASN, and what to confirm.Student systemsKeiser's own systems for nursing students: Office 365, student email, the Student Portal, Blackboard Learn, the library, advising and Typhon for clinical logs.
Questions Keiser students ask
Where are Keiser's clinical forms?
Keiser's policy manual says graduate nursing forms sit on the Keiser University Academic Portal, which enrolled students reach after login. The Preceptor/Mentor Information Form is the one that starts each clinical.
Which Keiser guides matter most before a first practicum?
The Preceptor/Mentor Information Form, the affiliation agreement and the preceptor requirements, since no hour counts until all three clear. Start with the form guide.
Why do Keiser's FNP hour figures differ?
The 2026-27 catalog says 540, the program page and the 2023 manual say 510, and the older clinical manual says 630. The clinical hours guide shows each figure with its source.
Related pages
FNPClinical placement processHow a Keiser FNP practicum goes from a preceptor's yes to your first logged hour: the form, the approvals, the affiliation agreement, clearance and Typhon.HoursClinical hours by programKeiser clinical hours for the FNP, WHNP, DNP and RN to BSN, with each conflicting total (540, 510, 630; 710 or 680) and the Keiser document behind it.Out of stateOut-of-state FNP studentsTaking Keiser's online FNP from another state: Keiser's two state lists, the New York rule, state approval lists and what to check before you apply.GuideKeiser nursing programsEvery Keiser University nursing program with clinical hours: MSN FNP and WHNP, the DNP, the MSN, RN to BSN, the BSN tracks and the ASN.GuideKeiser programs by stateStudying with Keiser from outside Florida? Fifty state guides: licenses, Keiser's disclosures and restriction list, board rules and where clinicals happen.
Last checked 2026-09-25
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