Indiana Administrative Code
Title 848 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF NURSING
Article 1 - REGISTERED NURSES AND PRACTICAL NURSES
Rule 2 - Accreditation
Section 2-17 - Curriculum; registered nurse programs

Universal Citation: 848 IN Admin Code 2-17

Current through March 20, 2024

Authority: IC 25-23-1-7

Affected: IC 25-23-1-7

Sec. 17.

(a) The length of a full-time program shall be a minimum of two (2) academic years or its equivalent.

(b) The curriculum shall provide instruction in the following areas:

(1) Physical and biological sciences, including content drawn from the areas of:
(A) anatomy;

(B) physiology;

(C) chemistry;

(D) microbiology;

(E) pharmacology;

(F) physics; and

(G) nutrition; that may be integrated, combined, or presented as separate courses.

(2) Social and behavioral sciences shall include content drawn from the areas of:
(A) interpersonal communications, English composition, or speech;

(B) psychology; and

(C) sociology; that may be integrated, combined, or presented as separate courses.

(3) The nursing content shall establish the following:
(A) Provide concurrent theory and clinical experience in the following areas:
(i) Adult nursing.

(ii) Maternity nursing.

(iii) Nursing of children.

(iv) Mental health nursing.

(v) Gerontological nursing.

(vi) For baccalaureate programs, community health nursing and research.

(B) Include:
(i) history;

(ii) trends;

(iii) legal aspects; and

(iv) ethical aspects; of nursing that may be integrated, combined, or presented as separate courses.

(C) Include content about chemical substance abuse among professionals.

(D) Computer technology shall be integrated, combined, or presented as a separate course.

(E) Standard precautions education shall be integrated, combined, or presented as a separate course.

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