Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 054 - Nursing, Board of
Sub-Agency 0002 - General
Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Section 6-2 - Definitions

(a) "Administrator" means the nurse educator who has administrative responsibility or authority for the direction of a program.

(b) "Articulation Agreement" means an educational partnership between nursing education programs allowing students to receive credit for their prior degree.

(c) "Clinical Learning Experience" means planned activities in nursing practice that prepare students to understand, perform, and refine professional competencies at the appropriate program level. These experiences include direct and indirect patient care, simulation, standardized patient experiences, or any nursing intervention that influences health care outcomes.

(d) "Committee" means the Education Committee of the Wyoming State Board of Nursing.

(e) "Cost" means those expenses the Board or investigating committee incurs in a hearing to deny, refuse to renew, reactivate, reinstate, revoke, restrict, place conditions upon, or suspend a license or program approval pursuant to Wyoming Statute §§ 33-21-138 through 144 and includes, but is not limited to hearing officer fees, service fees, subpoena fees, reporter fees, lay and expert witness and consultant fees, travel and per diem expenses, deposition costs and other costs and expenses incurred in the investigation, discovery, preparation, and hearing of any disciplinary matter.

(f) "Debriefing" means an activity following an experiential learning experience. Activity is led by a facilitator, encourages participant's reflective thinking, and provides feedback regarding the participant's performance.

(g) "Encumbered License" means a license with current discipline, condition, or restriction.

(h) "Faculty" means an educator employed, paid, or contracted by the program whether full-time, part-time, adjunct, or labeled as a substitute.

(j) "Home State/Jurisdiction" means the state/jurisdiction where the program has legal domicile.

(k) "Host State/Jurisdiction" means the state/jurisdiction outside of the home state/jurisdiction where students participate in didactic coursework and/or clinical experiences.

(l) "Innovative" means a dynamic, systematic process that envisions new approaches to nursing education.

(m) "Methods of Delivery" means the methods used by faculty to facilitate and evaluate learning in compliance with approved statutes and regulations. Methods of delivery include:

(n) "Multi-State License" means a license to practice nursing issued by a home state licensing board authorizing the licensed nurse to practice in all party states under a privilege to practice.

(o) "NCLEX Pass Rate" means the examination pass rate data of a program's student candidates who take and pass the NCLEX (at the PN or RN levels).

(p) "Nurse Administrator" means the nurse with responsibility and authority for the administrative and instructional activities of a nursing education unit and nursing programs within the governing organization (e.g., dean, chairperson, director, etc.).

(q) "Parent Institution" means the organization or agency responsible for the administration and operation of the program.

(r) "Plan of Correction" means a written report in which a program details plans for compliance with relevant statutes and regulations.

(s) "Post-Licensure" means an educational program leading to degree completion of an undergraduate, graduate, or terminal degree in nursing once licensure as a registered nurse has been attained.

(t) "Preceptor" also known as partners in education, means a licensed nurse or other health professional who may serve as teacher, mentor, role model, or supervisor in a clinical setting.

(u) "Prelicensure" means initial educational program in nursing leading to entry-level licensure as a RN or LPN.

(v) "Program" means a nursing or nursing related health education program at any level.

(w) "Simulation" means a technique to replace or amplify real clinical experiences with guided experiences that evoke or replicate substantial aspects of the real world in a fully interactive manner.

(x) "Self-Evaluation Plan" means a comprehensive, written plan for initial and ongoing self-evaluation of program requirements and outcomes. This plan is based on the standards and rules identified in this chapter and the program's identified accrediting body.