Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
Subchapter K - NURSING SERVICES
Section 554.1011 - Student Nurses
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
If the facility has a contract or agreement with an accredited school of nursing to use their facility for a portion of the student nurses' clinical experience, those student nurses may provide care under the following conditions.
(1) Student nurses may be used in nursing facilities, provided the instructor gives class supervision and assumes responsibility for all student nursing activities occurring within the facility. These students cannot be counted in the nurse-to-resident ratio required in the standards.
(2) The student nurse may administer medications only when in the facility on assignment as a student of their school of nursing.