California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 25 - Board of Vocational Nurse and Psychiatric Technician Examiners of the State of California
Chapter 1 - Vocational Nurses
Article 5 - Schools of Vocational Nursing
Section 2534 - Clinical Experience
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Schools shall apply on a form provided by the Board for approval of each clinical facility prior to use.
(b) Schools shall have clinical facilities adequate as to number, type, and variety of patients treated, to provide clinical experience for all students in the areas specified by Section 2533. There must be available for student assignment, an adequate daily census of patients to afford a variety of clinical experiences consistent with competency-based objectives and theory being taught. Clinical objectives which students are expected to master shall be posted on patient care units utilized for clinical experience.
(c) Schools are responsible for the continuous review of clinical facilities to determine if the student's clinical objectives for each facility are being met.
(d) For supervision of clinical experience, there shall be a maximum of 15 students for each instructor.
1. Amendment
filed 12-17-70; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 70, No. 51). For
prior history, see Register 68, No. 22.
2. Renumbering from Section
2557 filed 9-2-75; effective
thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 36).
3. Amendment of
subsection (b) filed 2-2-76 as an emergency; effective upon filing (Register
76, No. 6).
4. Reinstatement of subsection (b) as it existed prior
to emergency amendment filed 2-2-76, by operation of Section 11422.1(b), Gov.
C. (Register 76, No. 23).
5. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
4-10-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No.
15).
6. Amendment filed 11-16-83; effective upon filing pursuant to
Government Code Section
11346.2(d)
(Register 83, No. 47).
7. Amendment of subsection (b) filed
11-20-97; operative 12-20-97 (Register 97, No. 47).
8. Repealer of
subsection (e) filed 12-29-2004; operative 1-28-2005 (Register 2004, No.
53).
Note: Authority cited: Section 2854, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2873, 2881, 2882 and 2883, Business and Professions Code.
