Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 60 - KANSAS STATE BOARD OF NURSING
Article 17 - ADVANCED NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAM
Section 60-17-105 - Curriculum requirements
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 60-17-105
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) The faculty in each advanced nursing education program shall fulfill these requirements:
(1) Identify the competencies of
the graduate for each role of advanced nursing practice for which the program
provides instruction;
(2) determine
the approach and content for learning experiences;
(3) direct clinical instruction as an
integral part of the program; and
(4) provide for learning experiences of the
depth and scope needed to fulfill the objectives or outcomes of advanced
nursing courses.
(b) The curriculum in each advanced nursing education program shall include all of the following:
(1) Role alignment related to the
distinction between practice as a registered professional nurse and the
advanced role of an advanced practice registered nurse as specified in
K.A.R.
60-11-101 ;
(2) theoretical instruction in the role or
roles of advanced nursing practice for which the program provides
instruction;
(3) the health care
delivery system;
(4) the ethical
and legal implications of advanced nursing practice;
(5) three college hours in advanced
pharmacology or the equivalent;
(6)
three college hours in advanced pathophysiology or its equivalent and three
college hours in advanced health assessment or its equivalent for licensure as
an advanced practice registered nurse in a role other than nurse anesthesia and
nurse midwifery;
(7) if completing
an advanced practice registered nurse program after July 1, 2009, three college
hours in advanced pathophysiology or its equivalent and three college hours in
advanced health assessment or its equivalent; and
(8) clinical instruction in the area of
specialization, which shall include the following:
(A) Performance of or ordering diagnostic
procedures;
(B) evaluation of
diagnostic and assessment findings; and
(C) the prescription of medications and other
treatment modalities for client conditions.
(c)
(1) Each
program shall consist of at least 45 semester credit hours or the academic
equivalent. As used in this regulation, "academic equivalent" shall mean the
prorated proportionate credit for formal academic course-work if that
coursework is completed on the basis of trimester or quarter hours rather than
semester hours.
(2) The clinical
component shall consist of at least 260 hours of clinical learning. After
January 1, 2003, the clinical component shall consist of at least 500 hours of
clinical learning. After July 1, 2009, the clinical component shall consist of
at least 500 hours of clinical learning in each clinical track, or the program
shall provide documentation of the overlap if any clinical track consists of
less than 500 clinical hours.
(d) Each nurse administrator shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Develop and
implement a written plan for program evaluation; and
(2) submit any major revision to the
curriculum of advanced nursing courses for board approval at least 30 days
before a meeting of the board. The following shall be considered major
revisions to the curriculum:
(A) Any
significant change in the plan of curriculum organization; and
(B) any change in content.
(e) Each nurse administrator shall submit all revisions that are not major revisions, as defined in paragraph (d)(2), to the board or the board's designee for approval.
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