Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10309 - Licensed practical nursing education program; curriculum; implementation
Rule 309.
(1) The
director and faculty of a program of nursing education leading to licensure as
a licensed practical nurse shall comply with all the following provisions:
(a) Select courses and ensure teaching
concepts on which the theory and practice of practical nursing are based. The
basic principles of the natural and applied sciences that are fundamental to
the theory and practice of practical nursing and that are applied in the
planning and implementation of nursing care must be included.
(b) Provide courses and clinical laboratory,
skills laboratory, and simulation laboratory experiences in the care of
individuals across diverse age groups, genders, races, and cultures, in
medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetrical, acute and chronic mental illness,
and geriatric nursing and provide supervised practice in the administration of
medications. The elements of the nursing process and clinical judgment must be
emphasized in all nursing courses. Clinical laboratory, skills laboratory,
simulation laboratory, and clinical experience hours must be sufficient to meet
the course and program outcomes of the curriculum.
(c) Ensure that courses include content
relating to all the following:
(i) The legal
scope of practice of a licensed practical nurse.
(ii) The standards of conduct for members of
the nursing profession and, in particular, a licensed practical
nurse.
(iii) Historical
perspectives of nursing and current legal-ethical issues.
(iv) Licensure requirements.
(d) Select cooperating agencies
that meet the requirements of R 338.10307(5), (6), and (8).
(2) A licensed practical nursing
education program may substitute up to 50% of clinical hours per specialty
content area within a course with simulation laboratory experiences, except for
pediatric and obstetric clinical hours. A licensed practical nursing education
program may substitute up to 100% of pediatric and obstetric clinical hours
with simulation laboratory. For simulation laboratory experiences, the board
adopts by reference the standards of the International Nursing Association for
Clinical Simulation and Learning, as specified in the publication titled,
"Standards of Best Practice: Simulation" 2021. The standards are available from
the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning's
website at http://www.inacsl.org at
no cost. Copies of the standards are available for inspection and distribution
at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Board of Nursing, Bureau of
Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611
West Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan
48909.
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