Current through September 17, 2024
The program must hire and retain a qualified program director
and faculty.
007.01
DIRECTOR. The director of the nursing education
program must be a registered nurse, hold an unencumbered license to practice in
Nebraska, and is academically and experientially qualified to direct the
program preparing graduates for the safe and effective practice of nursing. The
director is accountable for the administration, planning, implementation and
evaluation of the nursing education program.
007.01(A)
PRELICENSURE PRACTICAL
NURSING PROGRAM. Any person appointed director of a prelicensure
practical nursing program must have:
(i) A
minimum of a graduate degree in nursing;
(ii) 3 years of clinical experience;
and
(iii) 3 years of nursing
education experience.
007.01(B)
PRELICENSURE REGISTERED
NURSING PROGRAM. Any person appointed director of a prelicensure
registered nursing program must have:
(i) A
minimum of a graduate degree in nursing;
(ii) 3 years of clinical experience;
and
(iii) 3 years of nursing
education experience.
007.02
FACULTY
RATIOS. There must be sufficient faculty with educational
preparation and nursing expertise to meet the objectives and purposes of the
nursing education program. Factors which determine the number and
qualifications of faculty include the type and length of program, number of
students enrolled, number of students assigned to a clinical area, frequency of
admissions, total responsibilities of the faculty, and number and location of
clinical facilities.
(A) There must be a
sufficient core of full-time faculty as set forth in 172 NAC
97-004(E), to assure
consistent presentation of the curriculum, consistent application of policies,
and consistent supervision of the clinical experiences;
(B) There must be no more than 10 students
per faculty member, a 1:10 faculty-to-student ratio, in the clinical area. The
clinical facility may require a lower number of students per faculty. A 1:8
faculty-to-student ratio is preferred; and
(C) For Dedicated Education Units (DEU's), 1
nursing faculty member may supervise up to 16 students in the clinical setting.
Staff nurse clinical instructors must supervise no more than 2 students at a
time.
007.03
FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS. There must be written position
descriptions of all faculty members, their qualifications, and their
responsibility in the educational program.
007.03(A)
TYPE OF NURSING
PROGRAM. Qualifications for nursing faculty are outlined by
program.
007.03(A)(i)
PRACTICAL
NURSING PROGRAM. Nursing faculty who teach in a program leading to
licensure as a practical nurse must:
(1) Have
an unencumbered registered nursing license to practice in Nebraska;
(2) Have a minimum of a baccalaureate degree
in nursing. Faculty, except for adjunct clinical faculty, must have a minimum
of a graduate degree in nursing or be making annual progress toward a graduate
degree in nursing and complete it within 6 years of faculty appointment;
and
(3) Have 2 years of clinical
experience.
007.03(A)(ii)
REGISTERED NURSING
PROGRAM. Nursing faculty who teach in programs leading to
licensure as a registered nurse must:
(1) Have
an unencumbered registered nurse license to practice nursing in
Nebraska;
(2) Have a minimum of a
graduate degree in nursing or make annual progress toward a graduate degree in
nursing and complete a degree within 6 years of faculty appointment;
and
(3) Have 2 years of clinical
experience.
007.03(B)
OTHER FACULTY
REQUIREMENTS. Other requirements for faculty in nursing programs
include the following:
(i) All nursing faculty
including clinical, full-time and adjunct, must complete a planned
orientation;
(ii) Faculty teaching
non-clinical nursing courses shall have advanced preparation and experience
appropriate for the content being taught; and
(iii) If for any emergency reason a program
employs a faculty member on a temporary basis who does not meet the
requirements, the program must request a waiver of faculty qualifications for
that specific situation. The waiver request must include the reason for the
request, the time frame for the request, and what steps were taken to prevent
the need for the waiver.
007.04
DIRECTOR AND FACULTY
RESPONSIBILITIES. Responsibilities and functions of the director
and faculty of a nursing program include the following:
(A) Develop, implement, evaluate, and update
the purpose, philosophy, organizational framework and program
outcomes;
(B) Design, implement and
evaluate the curriculum using a written plan;
(C) Develop, evaluate, and revise student
admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the policies
of the institution;
(D) Participate
in academic advising and guidance of students;
(E) Provide theoretical instruction and
clinical or practicum experiences;
(F) Supervise the instruction provided by
preceptors;
(G) Assure that
observational experiences comprise no more than 20% of the clinical experiences
of any course;
(H) Evaluate student
achievement of curricular outcomes related to nursing knowledge and
practice;
(I) Provide for student
evaluation of teaching effectiveness;
(J) Provide an orientation for new faculty;
and
(K) Participate in activities
which facilitate maintaining the faculty members' own nursing competence and
professional expertise in the area of teaching responsibility and maintaining
clinical competence through clinical experience, workshops, and inservice
education.
007.05
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. Faculty policies and
procedures must be available in writing and must include qualifications, rights
and responsibilities of faculty members, the criteria for evaluation of
performance, and promotion and tenure policies.
007.06
RECORDS AND
REPORTS. Written records of faculty decisions and committee
reports must be maintained and available to all faculty.
007.07
RESOURCES.
The program must have clerical staff and other resources sufficient to meet the
needs of the faculty and administration.
