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University of Bridgeport and Bridgeport Hospital pilot draws board scrutiny over 1:4 clinical ratio
Summary
University of Bridgeport described an ACE clinical‑instructor pilot at Bridgeport Hospital that used a reported 1 preceptor/clinical instructor to 4 students in fall 2024; board members said Connecticut regulations require a 1:2 preceptor-to-student ratio and asked DPH for follow-up and possible waivers.
Connecticut’s Board of Examiners for Nursing on Dec. 18 pressed University of Bridgeport and Bridgeport Hospital representatives about a clinical‑instructor pilot the hospital hosted in fall 2024.
Suzanne Cammarata, a nurse consultant with the Department of Public Health, told the board she had spoken with hospital and university leaders and was told senior nursing students had been precepted at Bridgeport Hospital at “a ratio of 1 Bridgeport Hospital Preceptor to 4 University of Bridgeport nursing students” during the fall semester. She…
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