For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
(A) "Administrator of the
program" or "program administrator" means the registered nurse who is
administratively responsible for a program.
(B) "
Advanced standing" means credit granted
for prior nursing courses or transfer credit, according to the policy required
by paragraph (A)(3) of rule
4723-5-12 of the Administrative
Code.
(C) "
Accelerated program"
means a
program or
program track that accepts applicants with a non-nursing
baccalaureate or higher degree, and that provides a pre-license nursing
education
program curriculum that meets the requirements of rule
4723-5-13 of the Administrative
Code, except that the
program spans a minimum of fifty-two weeks of clinical
courses.
(D)
"Associate program administrator" means a registered
nurse who meets the requirements set forth in rule
4723-5-10 of the Administrative
Code for a registered nursing education program or rule
4723-5-11 of the Adminstrative
Code for a practical nursing education program.
(D)(E)
"Change of control" means transfer of the authority to manage, direct, or
supervise a program from a controlling agency to another entity, including, but
not limited to, the power, directly or indirectly, to direct the management or
policies of a program or to vote fifty per cent or more of any class of voting
interest in an entity that is the controlling agency.
(E)(F)
"Clinical course" means a nursing course that includes clinical
experience.
(F)(G) "Clinical
experience" means an activity planned to meet course objectives or outcomes and
to provide a nursing student with the opportunity to practice cognitive,
psychomotor, and affective skills in the supervised delivery of nursing care to
an individual or group of individuals who require nursing care.
(G)(H)
"Compliance" means a program meets and maintains the requirements set forth in
this chapter.
(H)(I) "Conceptual
framework" means the key concepts and basic themes drawn from the program's
philosophy that form the basis for the curriculum.
(I)(J) "Conditional
approval" means the initial approval status granted to a proposed program that
meets and maintains the requirements of this chapter. Conditional approval
authorizes implementation of the program and is required prior to the final
acceptance of a student into the program.
(J)(K) "Controlling
agency" means the entity that grants credentials upon completion of a program
and under which a program is organized and administered.
(K)(L)
"Course objectives or outcomes" means the cognitive, psychomotor, or affective
knowledge and skills to be learned by the nursing student upon completion of a
course.
(L)(M) "Current, valid
license" and "current, valid licensure" mean, for the period from February 1,
2008 to February 1, 2016, an individual holds a license issued under Chapter
4723. of the Revised Code that is not inactive, suspended, revoked, or
currently subject to any restrictions, and for which the individual continues
to meet all of the requirements for issuance.
(M)(N) "Current, valid
license" and "current, valid licensure" mean an individual holds a license to
practice nursing issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that is not
inactive, suspended, revoked, subject to restrictions, or subject to a consent
agreement or board order with remaining terms or conditions that the individual
has not satisfied, and for which the individual continues to meet all of the
requirements for issuance.
(N)(O) "Curriculum" means
all theory components, clinical components, and laboratory experiences that
must be successfully completed for admission to licensure
examinations.
(O)(P) "
Faculty" means a
registered nurse who meets the
faculty requirements set forth in rule
4723-5-10 of the Administrative
Code for a
registered nursing education program or rule
4723-5-11 of the Administrative
Code for a
practical nursing education program.
Faculty:
(1) Plan and teach all courses containing
nursing objectives, or direct the teaching of those courses provided by
teaching assistants;
(2) Report to
the program administrator or associate administrator; and
(3) Contribute to the evaluation and
implementation of, or changes in program curriculum.
(P)(Q)
"
Full approval" means the approval status granted to a
program that meets and
maintains the requirements of this chapter.
Full approval may be granted for a
five-year period to:
(1) A program with
conditional approval after completion of the program by the first class who
entered the program immediately after conditional approval was granted,
provided the program meets and maintains the requirements of this
chapter;
(2) A program with full
approval demonstrating that the requirements of this chapter continue to be met
and maintained; or
(3) A program
with provisional approval if the board determines that the program is meeting
and maintaining the requirements of this chapter and if the established time
period for provisional approval has expired.
(Q)(R)
"High fidelity" means experiences using full scale computerized patient
simulators, virtual reality or standardized patients that are extremely
realistic and provide a high level of interactivity and realism for the
learner.
(R)(S) "Jurisdiction"
means any state, territory, or political subdivision of the United States of
America in which a board or legal approving authority regulates nurse licensure
and nursing practice and maintains membership in the national council of state
boards of nursing.
(S)(T) "Laboratory
experience" means an activity planned to meet course objectives or outcomes and
to provide a nursing student with the opportunity to practice cognitive,
psychomotor, and affective skills in the performance of nursing activities or
tasks in a simulated clinical environment, which may include the opportunity to
practice nursing skills through the reproduction of life-like health care
experiences using computerized models and simulator programs.
(T)(U)
"Life span" means conception to death.
(U)(V) "Low fidelity"
means experiences such as case studies, role-playing, using partial task
trainers or static mannequins to immerse students in a clinical situation or
practice of a specific skill.
(V)(W) "Mid or moderate
fidelity" means experiences that are more technologically sophisticated, such
as computer-based self-directed learning systems simulations in which the
participant relies on a two-dimensional focused experience to problem solve,
perform a skill, and make decisions, or which use mannequins that are more
realistic than static low- fidelity ones and have breath sounds, heart sounds
and/or pulses.
(W)(X) "Observational
experience" means faculty assigned learning experiences during which a student
observes the delivery of care to patients, but does not participate in
providing nursing care.
(X)(Y) "Organizing theme"
means the concepts drawn from one or more theorists that provide a description
as to how the concepts serve as a basis for curriculum development.
(Y)(Z)
"Patient simulation" means the replication of a real world patient in situ
through accurate representations of patient cues and stimuli that a student is
to observe, analyze, interact, and respond to with right nursing judgments and
actions. The replication may be provided through the use or combination of low
fidelity, mid or moderate fidelity, or high fidelity experiences.
(Z)(AA)
"Pharmacotherapeutics" means knowledge and intervention related to the
administration of medications and includes, but is not limited to, drug actions
and interactions, indications for and usage of the drug, contraindications,
dosage, route of administration, side effects of the drug, and nursing
implications.
(AA)(BB) "Philosophy"
means beliefs about the nature of the individual, society or community,
nursing, health, teaching, and learning.
(BB)(CC)
"Practical nursing education program" means a nursing education program that
leads to initial licensure as a licensed practical nurse.
(CC)(DD)
"Preceptor" means a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse who meets the
requirements of this chapter, who provides supervision of a nursing student's
clinical experience at the clinical agency in which the preceptor is employed,
to no more than two students at any one time, and who implements the clinical
education plan at the direction of a faculty member responsible for the course
in which the student is enrolled.
(DD)(EE) "Program" means
an approved nursing education program leading to initial licensure to practice
as a nurse that issues a program completion letter to the board.
(EE)(FF)
"Program objectives or outcomes" means the cognitive, psychomotor, or affective
knowledge and skills to be learned by a nursing student upon completion of a
program.
(FF)(GG) "Provisional
approval" means the approval status granted in accordance with this chapter to
a program that was previously granted full approval, but fails to meet and
maintain the requirements of this chapter. Provisional approval is granted for
a specific time period.
(GG)(HH) "Registered
nursing education program" means a professional nursing education program that
leads to initial licensure as a registered nurse.
(HH)(II) "Representative
of the board" means an employee of the board or an individual designated by the
board to act on the board's behalf.
(II)(JJ) "Resume" means a
resume, curriculum vitae, or any other record that summarizes an individual's
education and nursing related employment history, including the locations of
educational institutions and employers, dates of graduation, months and years
of employment, and description of job functions performed.
(JJ)(KK)
"Structured setting" means a setting in which direction and supervision are
readily available; written policies and procedures are in place; and
information, material, and human resources are easily accessed.
(KK)(LL)
"Supervision of a nursing student in a clinical setting" means that a faculty
member, teaching assistant, or preceptor is immediately available to the
nursing student at all times to provide guidance and review of the student's
performance.
(LL)(MM) "Survey report"
means any report, or any summary of such a report, prepared by a representative
of the board that contains information from an on-site review of a program or
proposed program.
(MM)(NN) "Survey visit"
means an on-site review of a program or proposed program by a representative of
the board to determine whether the program meets and maintains the requirements
of this chapter for nursing education programs.
(NN)(OO) "Teaching
assistant" means a person employed to assist and work at the direction of a
faculty member providing instruction in the classroom, laboratory, or in a
clinical setting in which nursing care is delivered to an individual or group
of individuals, and who meets the qualifications set forth in this
chapter.
(OO)(PP) "Teaching
strategy" means a system of instructional processes designed to meet course
objectives or outcomes.
