Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Each nurse faculty member shall be
licensed as a registered professional nurse in Kansas.
(b) Each preceptor shall be licensed in the
state in which the preceptor is currently practicing. Each preceptor shall
complete a preceptor orientation that includes information about the
pedagogical aspects of the student-preceptor relationship.
(c) For advanced nursing education programs
in the role of nurse anesthesia, each nurse faculty member shall have the
following academic preparation and experience:
(1) The nurse administrator who is
responsible for the development and implementation of the advanced nursing
education program shall have had experience in administration or teaching and
shall have a graduate degree.
(2)
Each nurse faculty member who is assigned the responsibility of a course shall
hold a graduate degree.
(3) Each
nurse faculty member responsible for clinical instruction shall possess a
license as an advanced practice registered nurse and a graduate
degree.
(d) For advanced
nursing education programs in any role other than nurse anesthesia, each nurse
faculty member shall have the following academic preparation and experience:
(1) The nurse administrator who is
responsible for the development and implementation of the advanced nursing
education program shall have had experience in administration or teaching and
shall have a graduate degree in nursing.
(2) Each nurse faculty member who is assigned
the responsibility of a course shall hold a graduate degree. Each person who is
hired as a nurse faculty member shall have a graduate degree in nursing, except
for any person whose graduate degree was conferred before July 1,
2005.
(3) Each nurse faculty member
responsible for coordinating clinical instruction shall possess a license as an
advanced practice registered nurse in the role for which clinical instruction
is provided and shall have a graduate degree. Each person who is hired as a
nurse faculty member shall have a graduate degree in nursing, except for any
person whose graduate degree was conferred before July 1, 2005.
(4) Each preceptor or adjunct faculty shall
be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse or shall be licensed as a
physician in the state in which the individual is currently practicing. Each
preceptor shall complete a preceptor orientation including information about
the pedagogical aspects of the student-preceptor relationship.
(e) The nonnursing faculty of each
advanced nursing education program shall have graduate degrees in the area of
expertise.
(f) The nurse
administrator of each advanced nursing education program shall submit to the
board a faculty qualification report for each faculty member who is newly
employed by the program.
