Minnesota Administrative Rules
Agency 159 - Nursing Board
Chapter 6301 - PROGRAM APPROVALS
Part 6301.2340 - REQUIRED CRITERIA FOR NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Universal Citation: MN Rules 6301.2340
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1. Controlling body.
The controlling body proposing a program or continuing a program must:
A. be a Minnesota public
or private postsecondary educational institution that is accredited by a
regional or national accrediting association for postsecondary institutions
recognized by the United States Department of Education; and
B. provide adequate fiscal, human, physical,
clinical, and technical learning resources to support program processes,
security, and outcomes.
Subp. 1a. Nondegree granting program.
An advanced practice program that is operated by a nondegree granting body must provide documentation of the following:
A. approval from the Minnesota Office of
Higher Education to provide postsecondary education in Minnesota;
B. an agreement with a controlling body as
defined in subpart
1;
C. the degrees awarded to graduates of the
program by each educational institution; and
D. that students were enrolled as of January
1, 2015.
Subp. 2. Organization and administration.
The organization, administration, and implementation of the nursing education program shall be consistent with this chapter, Minnesota Statutes, sections 148.171 to 148.285, and other applicable statutes and rules.
Subp. 3. Nursing education program.
A. The nursing education
program must:
(1) be an integral part of a
governing academic institution;
(2) implement a comprehensive, systematic
plan for ongoing evaluation that is based on program outcomes and stakeholder
input regarding competence and safety. The ongoing evaluation plan must provide
for continuous improvement;
(3)
provide a curriculum to enable the student to develop the competence necessary
for the level, scope, and standards of nursing practice consistent with the
type of licensure;
(4) ensure
students of practical and professional programs:
(a) have learning activities with faculty
oversight to acquire and demonstrate competence in clinical settings with
patients across the life span and with patients throughout the whole wellness,
acute, and chronic illness continuum;
(b) have diverse learning activities
including clinical simulations to acquire and demonstrate competence. The
faculty must have oversight over the learning activities; and
(c) provide input into the development,
implementation, and evaluation of the program;
(5) ensure students of advanced practice
programs:
(a) have learning activities to
acquire and demonstrate competence in clinical settings with patients in at
least one population focus. The faculty must have oversight over the learning
activities;
(b) have diverse
learning activities, including clinical simulations, to acquire and demonstrate
competence. The faculty must have oversight over the learning
activities;
(c) who are prepared
for more than one population focus or combined roles have content and clinical
experience in both functional roles and population foci; and
(d) provide input into the development,
implementation, and evaluation of the program;
(6) ensure the director of practical and
professional programs:
(a) is academically
and experientially qualified to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected
student and faculty outcomes;
(b)
has a graduate degree in nursing from a regionally or nationally accredited
college or university recognized by the United States Department of Education,
the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or its successors, or by a
comparable organization if the graduate degree is from an educational
institution from a foreign country;
(c) has a current unencumbered Minnesota
registered nurse license and current registration;
(d) is vested with the administrative
authority to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected program outcomes;
(e) provides effective leadership
to the program in achieving its mission, goals, and expected program outcomes;
(f) is given adequate time and
resources to fulfill the role and responsibilities;
(g) communicates information about the
program that is accurate, complete, consistent, and readily available; and
(h) informs the board within 30
days of a change in the director, the name of the program, the name of the
controlling body, the address of the program at each site where the program is
offered, the addition or termination of a site of the program, the address of
the controlling body, or control of the program. Changes in control of the
program include sharing control with another body, deleting a body from sharing
control, transferring control in whole or in part to another body, or merging
programs formerly controlled by other bodies;
(7) ensure the director of the advanced
practice program:
(a) is academically and
experientially qualified to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected student
and faculty outcomes;
(b) has a
doctoral degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college or
university recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council
for Higher Education Accreditation or its successors, or by a comparable
organization if the graduate degree is from a foreign country;
(c) effective January 1, 2025, holds a
graduate degree with a major in nursing and a doctorate in nursing or a
health-related field from a regionally or nationally accredited college or
university recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council
of Higher Education Accreditation or successors, or by a comparable
organization if the graduate degree is from a foreign country;
(d) has a current unencumbered Minnesota
registered nurse license and current registration;
(e) is vested with the administrative
authority to accomplish the mission, goals, and expected program
outcomes;
(f) provides effective
leadership to the program in achieving its mission, goals, and expected program
outcomes;
(g) is given adequate
time and resources to fulfill the role and responsibilities;
(h) communicates information about the
program that is accurate, complete, consistent, and readily available;
and
(i) informs the board within 30
days of a change in the director, the lead faculty member of a program track,
the name of the program, the name of the controlling body, or the address of
the program at each site where the program is offered; the addition or
termination of a site of the program; or a change in the address of the
controlling body or control of the program. Changes in control of the program
include sharing control with another body, deleting a body from sharing
control, transferring control in whole or in part to another body, or merging
programs formerly controlled by other bodies;
(8) ensure advanced practice nursing program
faculty who coordinate or lead a program track are:
(a) educationally prepared;
(b) nationally certified in the same role and
population focus; and
(c) hold an
unencumbered license as a registered nurse and as an advanced practice
registered nurse with current registration in Minnesota;
(9) ensure general principles for faculty
include:
(a) academic preparation for the
areas in which they teach;
(b)
experiential preparation in the areas they teach;
(c) sufficiency in number to support the
program outcomes;
(d) provision of
opportunities for ongoing development in the science of education;
(e) nursing faculty in practical and
professional nursing programs hold unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse
with current registration in Minnesota;
(f) nursing faculty in advanced practice
nursing programs hold unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse and as an
advanced practice registered nurse with current registration in Minnesota;
and
(g) nonnursing faculty are
sufficient in number, utilization, and credentials to meet program goals and
outcomes;
(10) ensure
practical nursing program faculty have a baccalaureate or graduate degree in
nursing from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university
recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation or successors, or by a comparable organization if the
baccalaureate- or graduate-level degree is from a foreign country;
(11) ensure professional nursing program
faculty have a graduate degree for full-time faculty and the majority of
part-time faculty hold a graduate degree from a regionally or nationally
accredited college or university recognized by the United States Department of
Education, the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or successors, or by
a comparable organization if the baccalaureate- or graduate-level degree is
from a foreign country. If the major of the graduate degree is not in nursing,
the faculty must hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing;
(12) ensure advanced practice nursing program
faculty have a graduate degree in a health-related field in a clinical
specialty from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university
recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council for Higher
Education Accreditation or successors, or by a comparable organization if the
graduate-level degree is from a foreign country;
(13) effective January 1, 2025, ensure
advanced practice nursing faculty have a baccalaureate or graduate degree with
a major in nursing and a graduate degree in nursing or a health-related field
in a clinical specialty from a regionally or nationally accredited college or
university recognized by the United States Department of Education, the Council
for Higher Education Accreditation or successors, or by a comparable
organization if the baccalaureate or graduate-level degree is from a foreign
country;
(14) ensure nursing
faculty in advanced practice nursing programs are educationally prepared and
nationally certified in the same role and population focus if curricular
content and student learning activities are specific to an identified role and
population focus;
(15) ensure
responsibilities of nursing faculty include:
(a) developing, implementing, evaluating, and
updating the purpose, philosophy, objectives, and organizational framework of
the nursing education program;
(b)
designing, implementing, and evaluating the curriculum using a written plan;
(c) developing, evaluating, and
revising student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies
within the policies of the governing body;
(d) participating in academic advising and
guidance of students;
(e) planning
and providing theoretical, clinical, and simulated clinical learning activities
that reflect an understanding of the philosophy, objectives, and curriculum of
the nursing education program; and
(f) evaluating student achievement of
curricular objectives and outcomes related to nursing knowledge and practice;
(16) maintain minimum
standard on the practical or professional licensure examination of greater than
75 percent for candidates from the program who, during any January 1 through
December 31 period, wrote the licensing examination for the first time; and
(17) ensure associate degree
professional nursing programs provide advanced standing and transition
experiences for qualified licensed practical nurses.
B. High-fidelity simulation may be used in
part to meet the requirements of item A, subitem (4), units (a) and (b), when:
(1) equipment and resources, including the
number of nursing faculty, to support student learning are
sufficient;
(2) nursing faculty
with documented education and training in the use of simulation develop,
implement, and evaluate the simulation experience;
(3) the design, implementation, and
evaluation of the simulation is based on nationally recognized evidence-based
standards for simulation;
(4) the
simulation provides an opportunity for each student to demonstrate clinical
competence while in the role of the nurse;
(5) prebriefing and debriefing are conducted
by nursing faculty with subject matter expertise and training in simulation
using evidence-based techniques; and
(6) high-fidelity simulation is utilized for
no more than half of the time designated for meeting clinical learning
requirements.
Statutory Authority: MS s 148.191
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