Texas Administrative Code
Title 19 - EDUCATION
Part 1 - TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD
Chapter 4 - RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS
Subchapter I - NURSING EDUCATION PERFORMANCE INITIATIVE
Section 4.182 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of Higher Education.
(3) Initial RN licensure program--A sequence of nursing courses and learning experiences that prepares students for initial licensure as registered nurses.
(4) Nursing school--An educational entity of an institution of higher education or hospital that offers the courses and learning experiences of the initial licensure program.
(5) Institution of Higher Education--A public or independent university, community college or health-related institution that offers an initial RN licensure program that is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.
(6) Hospital--A public or private hospital that offers an initial RN licensure program that is approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.
(7) Graduation rate--A calculation by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board that represents the percentage of first-time full-time students enrolled in an initial licensure program in a predefined academic cohort who are reported as graduates of the initial RN licensure program within:
(8) Best practices--Strategies, activities or approaches that have been shown through research and evaluation to be effective and/or efficient.
