Terms of service
These terms apply when you use this site or ask Lewis Preceptor to help with a clinical placement. By using the site or our service, you agree to them. Please read them alongside your Lewis program's own requirements.
Get your placement plan
Tell us your Lewis program and where you live. A placement advisor replies with preceptor and site options in your community that fit your Lewis course.
The service
Lewis Preceptor is an independent placement service for Lewis University (Lewis) nursing students. We search for preceptors and clinical sites in a student's own community that fit the student's Lewis course, prepare preceptor and site information the student can put forward through Lewis's process, and help find a replacement if a preceptor steps away.
Lewis does not run this service, and the information on this site is not an official Lewis statement. In these terms, "we", "us" and "our" mean Lewis Preceptor, and "you" means the person using the site or the service.
Lewis's role and final approval
Lewis's Clinical Coordinators and track lead faculty approve every clinical site and preceptor, the Clinical Placement Office handles contracts, and Lewis gives the final approval in every case. Lewis's catalog, program handbooks, courses and faculty set the rules for your program.
Where anything on this site or in our communications differs from Lewis's current requirements, Lewis's requirements apply.
No promise of placement, approval or dates
We work hard to find a suitable preceptor and site for you. We do not promise that one will be found, that one will be found by a particular date, that Lewis will approve a site or preceptor we identify, or that you will start or finish any course or program on a particular timetable.
Preceptors and sites make their own decisions and may change or withdraw their availability at any time, including after Lewis's approval.
Your responsibilities
You remain responsible for meeting Lewis's requirements and deadlines, whether or not we are helping you. In particular, you are responsible for:
- submitting the documentation Lewis asks for, including your preceptor contract request, CastleBranch items and any agency documents, before clinical hours begin;
- holding an active, unencumbered RN license in every state where you are licensed, and a license valid where your clinical site is;
- completing background checks, drug screens, health clearance, immunizations and any site requirements before patient contact;
- completing clinical hours as your course requires, logging them accurately and following each site's rules;
- staying in contact with your course faculty, your track coordinator and Lewis's Clinical Placement Office;
- giving us accurate information and telling us promptly about any change.
Fees
Our fees are quoted individually, based on your program, course, location and timing, and your quote sets out what it covers. Charges made by a clinical site or other third party, and Lewis's own tuition and fees, are separate from our fee. Lewis covers the cost of student clinical insurance, and Lewis's own requirements, such as CastleBranch and background check fees, are separate from our fee.
Information on this site
Our guides summarize Lewis's public catalog, program pages, FAQ and contract portal documents, Illinois law and other official sources as of the date shown on each page. They are general information, not academic, legal or professional advice, and Lewis's rules can change. Check your course, your track coordinator and the Clinical Placement Office before relying on any detail.
Communications
Sending us your details means you consent to our contacting you about your inquiry and placement by email, phone call or text message, as our privacy policy describes. Reply STOP to any text to opt out of text messages.
Acceptable use
Please use this site for its intended purpose. Do not submit false information, misuse the forms or chat, or copy the site's content for commercial use without permission.
Limitation of liability
To the extent the law allows, Lewis Preceptor is not liable for losses that arise from the decisions of Lewis, a preceptor or a clinical site, from delays in approval or course progression, or from reliance on the general information on this site. Nothing in these terms limits any right you have that cannot be limited by law.
Changes and contact
We may update these terms from time to time. Each revision carries a new date at the top of the page. Questions about these terms can be sent through the contact page or the chat.
Last checked 2026-09-25
Lewis asks you to identify your preceptor. We do the searching.
Tell us your Lewis program, where you live and when your next practicum starts. We find preceptors near you who fit the course and prepare every detail the contract portal asks for, so your request goes in complete.
- Preceptors matched to the practicum: primary care for
NURS 61100andNURS 61800, acute care forNURS 62500, psychiatric care forNURS 63300 - Preceptor, license and site details ready for your preceptor contract request
- In your own community, anywhere Lewis enrolls you and your RN license is valid
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