Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 410 - RULES OF GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 410-9 - LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Rule 410-9-.09 - School Requirements: Rules and Policies
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 410-9-.09
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) School Rules:
(a) Theoretical class size shall be
determined by the institution based on the number of faculty members, adequacy
of clinical resources, availability of learning resources, and documented
survey of need within a fifty (50) mile radius.
(b) The students' total scheduled
instructional time for classroom and clinical experiences shall not exceed
forty (40) hours per week.
(c) The
nursing education program shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's current guidelines for occupational exposure to blood-borne
and airborne Pathogens. The policy shall be reviewed annually and revised as
necessary in writing.
(d) The
nursing education program shall have a policy regarding the use of social media
by students and faculty in relation to patient privacy and care and federal
guidelines.
(e) The practical
nursing education program shall maintain an annualized licensing examination
passing percentage rate of eighty percent (80%) or higher for the program's
graduates on the initial examination as provided in Rule
410-9-.03.
(f) A student shall be considered to have
successfully completed a program when the student has satisfied all performance
and learning objectives of an approved program and has met the institution's
established graduation requirements.
(g) All nursing faculty and preceptors, if
utilized, shall meet requirements as provided in Rules
410-9-.07 and
410-9-.08 before assuming duties in
the program.
(h) The nursing
program shall maintain nursing faculty meeting minutes of all decisions
pertinent to the operation and revision of the program.
(i) Student clinical experience shall include
all required health care areas provided in Rule
410-9-.06:
1.Clinical experiences should be correlated
with theoretical content;
2.The
clinical experience instructor-student ratio shall not exceed a one (1) to ten
(10) ratio;
3.At least three (3)
licensed hospital or nursing home beds shall be available for every one (1)
student practical nurse at any given time in a clinical affiliate;
4.At least 40% of the total board-required
clinical experience hours must be obtained in the hospital setting.
(j) A nursing program
faculty member or a Board-approved preceptor shall be:
1.Present in the clinical facility to which
students are assigned for direct patient care and be present on the
unit;
2.Responsible for the
clinical instruction and supervision of the program's student practical
nurses.
(k) The
program's instructors shall provide appropriate clinical focus objectives to
each clinical affiliate prior to student assignment provided in Rule
410-9-.02(1)(d).
(l) The Clinical Rotation Plan for student
learning activities shall be provided to each affiliating clinical facility
prior to student assignment provided in Rule
410-9-.02(1)(e).
(2) School Policies:
(a) Policies related to the practical nursing
education program shall be published in a student handbook or catalogue;
and
(b) The policies set forth
below shall be included:
1.Academic Standards.
The academic standards policy shall include a clearly defined grading system
for the program and a policy for course progression and graduation.
2.Curriculum. The curriculum policy shall
reflect the board's hourly and theoretical content and clinical experience area
requirements provided in Rule
410-9-.06(5) as the
minimum curriculum.
3.Student
Grievance. The student grievance policy shall define the authority chain which
is to be followed for student grievances at the institution.
4.Occupational Safety and Health
Administration's Guidelines. The policy shall describe a plan for educating
students on the Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration's
guidelines (O.S.H.A.) and the Centers for Disease Control's (C.D.C.) guidelines
and any other regulations applicable to the safety of students and patients in
the practice of nursing.
5.Student
Health. The student health policy shall include the health examinations and
immunizations (as currently recommended by the Centers for Disease Control)
required to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of students and patients
prior to the beginning of student clinical experiences.
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-25, 43-26-2, 43-26-5(a)(4) -(6) and 43-26-32.
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