Current through February 26, 2024
(1) ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION. The
institution shall assume legal responsibility for overall conduct of the school
of nursing. The institution shall do all of the following:
(a) Designate an educational administrator,
establish administrative policies, and provide fiscal, human, physical,
clinical, and technical learning resources adequate to support school
processes, security, and outcomes.
(b) Maintain institutional
accreditation.
(c) Develop and
maintain written school of nursing administrative policies which are in accord
with the institution.
(d) Have
written documentation between the school of nursing and institutions which
offer associated academic study, clinical facilities, and agencies for related
services for students.
(2) EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATOR.
(a) The qualifications for the educational
administrator are all of the following:
1.
Current, active registered nurse license or privilege to practice in Wisconsin
that is not encumbered.
2. A
graduate degree with a major in nursing. A doctoral degree is required for a
school of nursing offering a graduate degree nursing program.
3. Knowledge of learning principles for adult
education, including nursing curriculum development, administration and
evaluation and one of the following:
a. Two
years experience as an instructor in a nursing education program within the
last 5 years.
b. One year
experience as an instructor in a nursing education program within the last 5
years and the graduate degree included education preparation.
4. Current knowledge of nursing
practice.
(b) The
educational administrator shall notify the board within 5 business days of a
vacancy in the educational administrator's position or change in educational
administrator. Failure to report by the educational administrator is considered
a violation of s. N 7.03 (1) (intro.).
(c) The institution shall designate an
interim or permanent educational administrator and notify the board within 5
business days of a vacancy in the educational administrator position. The
institution may request board approval of an interim educational administrator
who does not meet the qualifications in par. (a).
(d) The interim educational administrator may
serve no longer than 6 months. The institution may request an extension of time
based upon hardship. The institution and new educational administrator shall
notify the board within 5 business days of the institution's hiring of the
educational administrator.
(3) FACULTY.
(a)
Faculty standards. The
school of nursing shall have evidence of the faculty meeting the standards in
this section on file in the school of nursing office and available upon request
to the board.
(b)
Qualifications for professional nursing faculty. The
qualifications for the faculty of a school of professional nursing are all of
the following:
1. Hold a current, active
registered nurse license or privilege to practice in Wisconsin that is not
encumbered.
2. A graduate degree
with a major in nursing.
3.
Notwithstanding subd. 2., interprofessional faculty teaching interdisciplinary
courses not specific to nursing shall have expertise and a graduate degree
appropriate for the content being taught.
(c)
Qualifications for practical
nursing faculty. The qualifications for the faculty of a school of
practical nursing are all of the following:
1.
Hold a current, active registered nurse license or privilege to practice in
Wisconsin that is not encumbered.
2. A baccalaureate degree with a major in
nursing.
(d)
Faculty exceptions. An educational administrator may apply to
the board for exceptions to faculty requirements who are not teaching graduate
level courses. A minimum of 50 percent of faculty must meet the faculty
qualifications. A school of nursing that is granted a faculty exception for a
faculty member shall provide the faculty member with a supervisor who meets the
qualifications in par. (b) or (c). The board may grant any of the following
exceptions:
1. 'Standard exception.' A
standard exception may be renewed upon showing proof of progress and continued
active enrollment each year. The standard exception is for a person who has a
baccalaureate degree in nursing and is actively enrolled in one of the
following:
a. A master's program with a major
in nursing.
b. A bachelor's in
nursing to doctorate program in nursing.
c. A doctorate program in nursing.
2. 'Emergency exception.' A person
with a bachelor's degree in nursing may be employed for a short-term,
unanticipated emergency situation including medical leave. The emergency
exception is for a term no longer than one semester. The emergency exception
may not be renewed for the course taught or for the individual in consecutive
semesters. An educational administrator who requests a second consecutive
emergency exception is required to submit a plan regarding the school of
nursing staffing levels, courses being offered, and the extenuating
circumstances to the board prior to the board approving another emergency
exception.
3. 'Non-nursing masters
degree exception.' A non-nursing master's degree exception is for a person who
has a unique combination of knowledge, experience, and skills that will best
serve the school of nursing, faculty, and students in a specific content area.
The person shall meet all of the following:
a.
A bachelor's degree in nursing.
b.
A graduate degree related to the topic of the course the person is
teaching.
c. Nursing experience in
the area of teaching assignment.
(4) CURRICULUM. The curriculum shall enable
the student to develop the nursing knowledge, skills and abilities necessary
for the level, scope and standards of competent nursing practice expected at
the level of licensure. All curriculum shall be developed by nursing faculty
with a graduate degree and designed to teach students to use a systematic
approach to clinical decision-making and safe patient care. Curriculum for
graduate level courses shall be developed by nursing faculty with a doctoral
degree. Curriculum shall be revised as necessary to maintain a program that
reflects advances in health care and its delivery. The curriculum shall include
all of the following:
(a) Evidence-based
learning experiences and methods of instruction consistent with the written
curriculum plan. The methods of instruction may include distance education
methods.
(b) Diverse didactic and
clinical learning experiences consistent with program outcomes.
(c) Coursework shall include all of the
following:
1. Content in the biological,
physical, social and behavioral sciences to provide a foundation for safe and
effective nursing practice.
2.
Content regarding professional responsibilities, legal and ethical issues, and
history and trends in nursing and health care.
3. Didactic content and supervised clinical
experiences in the prevention of illness and the promotion, restoration and
maintenance of health in patients from diverse cultural, ethnic, social and
economic backgrounds. Prelicensure programs shall include patients across the
lifespan.
(5)
CLINICAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES.
(a) Patient
experiences shall occur in a variety of clinical or simulated settings of
nursing practice expected at the level of licensure and shall include all of
the following:
1. Integrating evidence-based
research with patient goals and values to produce optimal care.
3. Providing patient-centered culturally
competent care by doing all of the following:
b. Recognizing that the patient or designee
is the source of control and full partner in providing coordinated
care.
c. Coordinating and managing
patient care across settings.
d.
Providing education at a level understandable by the patient.
4. Collaborating with
interprofessional teams to foster open communication, mutual respect, and
shared decision-making in order to achieve safe and effective patient
care.
5. Experiencing quality
improvement processes to monitor patient care outcomes, identify possibility of
hazards and errors and collaborate in the development and testing of changes
that improve the quality and safety of health care systems.
6. Using information technology to
communicate, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
(b) All entities selected for clinical
experiences shall adhere to standards which demonstrate concern for the patient
and evidence of the skillful application of all measures of safe nursing
practices.
(c) All faculty teaching
clinical or practicum courses shall be experienced in the clinical area of the
course and maintain clinical expertise.
(d) Faculty-supervised clinical practice
shall include all of the following:
1.
Development of skills in the provision of direct patient care.
4. Delegation to and supervision of other
health care providers.
5. Effective
application of the nursing process.
(e) Clinical experiences shall be supervised
by qualified faculty.
(f) All
student clinical experiences, including those with preceptors, shall be
directed by nursing faculty.
(5m) SIMULATION.
(a) Simulation used to meet clinical
requirements shall adhere to all of the following:
1. Nursing faculty with documented education
and training in the use of simulation shall develop, implement, and evaluate
the simulation experience.
2.
Prebriefing and debriefing are conducted by nursing faculty with subject matter
expertise and training in simulation using evidence-based techniques.
(b) Simulation may not be utilized
for more than 50% of the time designated for meeting clinical learning
requirements.
(6)
PRECEPTORS.
(a) Preceptors shall be approved
by the faculty of the school of nursing.
(b) The school of nursing shall provide each
preceptor with an orientation concerning the roles and responsibilities of the
students, faculty and preceptors. The preceptor shall have clearly documented
roles and responsibilities.
(c)
Clinical preceptors shall have an unencumbered license or privilege to practice
in Wisconsin as a nurse at or above the licensure level for which the student
is being prepared.
(d) Preceptors
shall demonstrate competencies related to the area of assigned clinical
teaching responsibilities.
(7) EVALUATION. The school of nursing shall
implement a comprehensive, systematic plan for ongoing evaluation. Evidence of
implementation shall reflect progress toward or achievement of program
outcomes.