Thank You for Teaching the Next Generation of Advanced Practice Nurses

You have agreed to host a Duquesne University School of Nursing graduate student, and we are grateful. Your expert knowledge, hands-on clinical skills, and evidence-based judgment shape the nurses who will care for your community. This page puts everything you need in one place.

Precepting is one of the most meaningful ways to shape the future of healthcare, and it takes real effort in a busy schedule. Thank you for making room for a local student. We want your experience to be simple and rewarding, with clear expectations, quick answers, and real support. Your investment helps bring more healthcare opportunities back to your community.

Have a change in employment?  Need to update your board certification expiration date?  Please use the form and email it to DuqGradNursing@duq.edu to update your records.  A current CV/resume is required to be on file for our state and national accreditation purposes.

Everything you need to host a Duquesne student: roles and responsibilities, planning and carrying out your precepting, evaluation guidance, communication expectations, and what to do if questions or concerns come up.

Wondering what your student is expected to accomplish? Select your student’s program to see the course syllabus, including faculty contact information, prerequisites, course description, and objectives.

• Advanced Physical Assessment
• Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)
  • GNFN 542 - Primary Care I
  • GNFN 543 - Primary Care II
  • GNFN 544 - Primary Care III
  • GNFN 545 - Primary Care IV
• Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
  • GNMH 544 - PMH I
  • GNMH 545 - PMH II
  • GNMH 546 - PMH III
  • GNMH 547 - PMH IV
• Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AG-ACNP)
  • GNAG 501 - AGAC I
  • GNAG 502 - AGAC II
  • GNAG 503 - AGAC III
  • GNAG 504 - AGAC IV
• Forensic Nursing
  • GNFN 521 - Forensic Clinical and Capstone
• Nursing Education and Faculty Role
  • GNED 536 - Advanced Clinical Nurse Educator
  • GNED 537 - Nursing Faculty Role Practicum
• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
  • GPNS 955 - Organizational Leadership in Nursing and Healthcare
  • GPNS 960 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Practicum I
  • GPNS 961 - Doctor of Nursing Practice Practicum II

Not sure which program your student is in? Ask your student, or contact Leigh Anne below.

Not sure who to reach out to? Start here.

Need documentation of your precepting hours for nurse practitioner certification renewal or your employer’s career ladder? Request it here.

1. Complete the online request form.
2. We will verify your hours and send your documentation.

Please allow 1-2 business weeks.

As a thank-you for your partnership, Duquesne offers a package of benefits to our preceptors.

We want to invest in you, too. Explore learning opportunities for preceptors.

• Geisinger Clinical Faculty and Preceptor Academy: essential concepts for advanced practice preceptors (external site)
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Join us for trainings and networking opportunities.

• Carol Carfang Nursing and Healthcare Ethics Conference · February 24–26, 2027 · Hyatt Regency Clearwater Beach Resort and Spa, Clearwater Beach, Florida

Looking to hire? Our students and graduates are eager to find great places to practice, and we would love to connect them with your organization. Share open NP and other nursing positions with our community.

Thank you for being part of the Duquesne nursing community.

Our students are better prepared, more confident, and more compassionate because of you. If there is anything we can do to support you, we are only an email away.

Leigh Anne Rethage, BS, BSN, RN, S’05, N’07

Clinical Coordinator for Online Programs

Duquesne University School of Nursing

P: 412-396-1481 · rethageL@duq.edu