Washington Administrative Code
Title 246 - Health, Department of
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING
Chapter 246-840 - Practical and registered nursing
NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Section 246-840-552 - Internationally educated registered nurse program in an approved nursing education program
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
For internationally educated registered nurses who do not meet educational requirements for licensure, the nursing education program must offer the following:
(1) A minimum of eighty hours core theory content and one hundred sixty hours of simulated competency-based practice in medical surgical nursing, mental health, family, child, and obstetrical nursing.
(2) The core course content shall include, but not be limited to, a minimum of eighty hours of theory in current concepts of:
(3) The competency-based simulated practice experiences must include a minimum of one hundred sixty hours of practice in the area(s) listed in subsection (2)(f) of this section. Exceptions must be justified to and approved by the commission.