Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-840 - Practical and registered nursing
NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Section 246-840-519 - Student requirements in all approved nursing education programs
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 246-840-519
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The nursing education program shall hold students accountable for professional behavior as identified in chapters 18.79, 18.130 RCW, and 246-840 WAC, including, academic honesty and integrity.
(2) Written policies and procedures for students must be available and communicated in a fair, accurate, inclusive, and consistent manner.
(3) The approved nursing education program shall:
(a) Develop
and implement written policies and procedures specific to nursing students
including, but not limited to, the following:
(i) Student selection, admission,
progression, remediation, graduation, withdrawal, and dismissal of
students;
(ii) Student
recordkeeping and systems;
(iii)
ADA accommodations for students;
(iv) Student rights and
responsibilities;
(v) Grievances
and complaint processes;
(vi)
Incident reports and tracking of reports;
(vii) Medication administration or selection
by students and faculty role in supervising students during medication
administration or selection processes;
(viii) Reporting and logging of events
involving a student and faculty member that the nursing education program has
reason to believe resulted in patient harm, unreasonable risk of patient harm,
or diversion of legend drugs;
(ix)
Documenting student near miss errors incidents;
(x) Student professional dress;
(xi) Professional behavior;
(xii) Background check
requirements;
(xiii) Immunization
requirements;
(xiv) Clinical
practice expectations;
(xv) Student
performance evaluations; and
(xvi)
Other expectations of nursing students, including providing direction to
students on how to apply for national council licensing examination (NCLEX)
testing and licensure.
(b) Maintain a system of student records in
accordance with institutional requirements. Student records shall be available
to the commission staff during on-site surveys or investigations.
(c) Provide a written statement to nursing
students of student rights and responsibilities.
(d) Require and assure that students seeking
admission by transfer from another approved nursing education program, or
readmission for completion of the program, shall meet the equivalent of the
program's current standards.
(e)
Encourage admission of students from diverse populations.
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