NPHub - Clinical Rotation Platform
This innovative solution addresses the critical need for NP students to find suitable preceptors and clinical rotations in a timely manner, ensuring they can complete their education and graduate without delays.
challenge
The primary challenge was to build a website that would streamline the process of matching NP students with appropriate preceptors. NP students often face significant difficulties in finding preceptors on time, which can subsequently delay their graduation. The design objective was to create a highly intuitive platform that allows nurses to find clinical rotations online. This task was particularly challenging because the user segment—nurses—are not typically accustomed to seeking such opportunities through online platforms.
solution
To solve this challenge, the platform was designed with the end-users in mind, ensuring that it was intuitive and easy to use, requiring no extensive learning curve. The goal was to provide a seamless experience for NP students and preceptors, enabling efficient and effective matches with minimal effort. The user-friendly interface was developed to cater specifically to the needs and preferences of NP students, making the process of finding and securing clinical rotations as straightforward as possible.
key highlights
Online Matchmaking: The platform functions as an online matchmaking service where students can filter available educators based on location preferences and medical specialty. This feature ensures that NP students can find preceptors who meet their specific educational needs and geographic constraints.
Simplified Preceptor Booking: The booking functionality was simplified to ensure that students can easily schedule their rotations with preceptors. This user-friendly booking system reduces the administrative burden on both students and preceptors.
Availability Marking for Preceptors: Preceptors can easily mark their availability for up to six seasons, providing a clear and accessible schedule for students to view. This feature helps in planning and coordination, making the scheduling process more efficient.
Data and Analytics on Student Engagement: The platform includes data and analytics features that track student engagement. This data provides valuable insights into how students interact with the platform, helping to continuously improve the user experience and effectiveness of the service.
By addressing these challenges and incorporating these key highlights, NPHub ensures that NP students can efficiently find and secure the clinical rotations they need, ultimately supporting their educational journey and timely graduation.
Arkenea helped provide both practical advice and experience that enabled us to launch our website and create complementary mobile applications in a cost effective way while providing ongoing product support into the future. Without Arkenea, this dream would have vanished into oblivion.
