Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-3-.13 - Student Nurse Apprenticeship Programs
(1)
A Board approved prelicensure nursing education program pursuant to 610-X-15
and the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act
may establish a student nurse apprenticeship program and award clinical credit
hours toward the student nurse apprentice's program requirements, provided that
the training is congruent with the clinical course in which the clinical credit
hours are awarded.
(2) The nursing
program initiating a student nurse apprenticeship program shall submit its
curriculum and/or clinical training plan changes to the Board as an additional
program option change.
(3) The
nursing program shall validate the nursing apprentice's competency to perform
and/or knowledge of the selected nursing tasks, skills or activities prior to
initiating the apprenticeship and assignment of skills unless the nursing
concepts are didactic only thereby requiring the clinical training and
skills/Competency validation to occur at the clinical site by the journey
worker.
(4) The nursing program
shall notify the Board in writing when an apprenticeship agreement between the
program, employer and Office of Apprenticeship.
(5) The nursing program shall submit an
eligible student nurse apprentice roster to the Board to include attestation of
eligible student applicants seeking an apprenticeship permit.
(6) The nursing program shall notify the
Board in writing when a nursing student apprentice withdraws from the program
or apprenticeship.
(7) The nursing
program shall retain clinical supervision oversight for all student nurse
apprenticeships and monitor and evaluate their clinical activity periodically
throughout each course.
Notes
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-21-2(2).
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(1) A Board approved prelicensure nursing education program pursuant to 610-X-15 and the Alabama Industry Recognized and Registered Apprenticeship Program Act may establish a student nurse apprenticeship program and award clinical credit hours toward the student nurse apprentice's program requirements, provided that the training is congruent with the clinical course in which the clinical credit hours are awarded.
(2) The nursing program initiating a student nurse apprenticeship program shall submit its curriculum and/or clinical training plan changes to the Board as an additional program option change.
(3) The nursing program shall validate the nursing apprentice's competency to perform and/or knowledge of the selected nursing tasks, skills or activities prior to initiating the apprenticeship and assignment of skills unless the nursing concepts are didactic only thereby requiring the clinical training and skills/Competency validation to occur at the clinical site by the journey worker.
(4) The nursing program shall notify the Board in writing when an apprenticeship agreement between the program, employer and Office of Apprenticeship.
(5) The nursing program shall submit an eligible student nurse apprentice roster to the Board to include attestation of eligible student applicants seeking an apprenticeship permit.
(6) The nursing program shall notify the Board in writing when a nursing student apprentice withdraws from the program or apprenticeship.
(7) The nursing program shall retain clinical supervision oversight for all student nurse apprenticeships and monitor and evaluate their clinical activity periodically throughout each course.
Notes
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-21-2(2).