Yes, we place MSN students throughout Delaware, in every track the degree offers. Because MSN spans direct-care nurse practitioner work and non-clinical tracks like education, informatics, and leadership, the practicum search changes shape depending on where you are headed. Here is how those placements run across Delaware's three counties, from the Wilmington corridor down to the Sussex coast.
A Master of Science in Nursing splits into tracks that need completely different practicum sites, so the first question we ask in Delaware is which track you are in. From there the search goes one of two ways.
We run those as separate searches. A short guide to the tracks sits on our MSN specialties page.
Delaware is small, which actually helps for these tracks because the main employers are close together. Your mentor is a working professional in the role and your hours are far lighter than an NP's.
Because the pool of qualified mentors is small in a small state, we start these searches early and reach several employers at once.
Delaware's supply tracks its geography almost exactly, top to bottom.
If your county is short in your specialty, we say so early and widen the search before it costs you a term.
Delaware moved to full practice authority in 2021, removing the requirement for a collaborative agreement with a physician for licensure, though an employer may still ask for one. For a student, that means a broader field of independent NP preceptors.
Check current licensure rules with the Delaware Board of Nursing, since board requirements change over time.
There is no Delaware number, because practicum hours belong to your track and your program.
Verify your own requirement against your syllabus; our MSN clinical hours page covers the underlying standards.
We work independently and for students at any university, so the search follows your track and your Delaware calendar, not a single school's list.
Start whenever you like by requesting a preceptor at the match form; we reply within one business day. We assist with sourcing and coordination and do not guarantee placement or your program's approval.
No. We place across every MSN track in Delaware. NP students are the largest group because their tracks need direct patient-care hours, but we also match nurse educator, informatics, leadership, clinical nurse leader, and public-health students with the right mentor.
Yes. Full practice authority describes what a licensed NP may do, not what a student can skip. You still complete supervised hours with an approved preceptor. What changed in 2021 is that an experienced NP can precept without a physician agreement attached.
The state sets no figure; your track and program do. NP tracks run into the hundreds of direct-care hours, guided by the 2022 recommendation of at least 750 and a 500-hour certification floor, while educator, informatics, and leadership tracks are usually far lighter. Confirm with your program.
We flag it early and widen the search. Coastal and rural parts of Delaware are lighter in some NP specialties, so starting a term ahead and expanding into New Castle or Kent County usually solves it. You can also compare programs on our hours by school guide.
Last updated July 2026. Sources: AANP: State Practice Environment; Delaware Board of Nursing; Delaware General Assembly: House Bill 141.
No cost to request. An advisor reviews the current course, pathway, location, and approval requirements before candidate sourcing begins.
We do not guarantee placement. Final approval rests with your program.
