Systematic Plan of Evaluation: PN Program

SPE 2023

Section 3: Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty: 851-021-0045 (3,4)

(3) Qualifications for practical nurse programs:

(a) The Nurse Administrator must:

(A) Hold at least a master's degree in nursing with documentation of preparation or experience in curriculum and teaching; and,

(B) Have the equivalent of a minimum of four years of full-time nursing experience of which two years must have been in patient care, and two years must have been as a Nurse Educator or in an administrative position in an academic nursing education program.

(b) Each Nurse Educator must:

(A) Hold at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing;

(B) Have the equivalent of a minimum of three years of full-time patient care nursing experience; and,

(C) Document competency in teaching through experience, educational preparation, or continuing education.

(c) Each Nurse Educator Associate must:

(A) Hold at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing; and,

(B) Have the equivalent of a minimum of two years of full-time patient care nursing experience.

(a) If the program in practical nursing is embedded within a registered nurse program, all faculty member appointments shall meet the qualifications required for registered nurse programs.

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