49 Pa. Code § 21.61 - Baccalaureate and associate degree programs: organizational requirements
(a) The educational
unit in nursing shall be established as a department, division, school or
college of the controlling institution in accordance with the structural plan
of the institution.
(b)
Relationships with central administrative officers, interrelationships among
other disciplines and services of the institution and representation on
institutional councils and committees for faculty of the educational unit in
nursing shall be consistent with the interaction and responsibilities accorded
to other faculty members of the institution.
(c) Adequate funds shall be allocated and
properly budgeted for the sound and effective operation of the
program.
(d) Policies in effect for
faculty members of the educational unit in nursing shall be those in effect for
faculty members throughout the controlling institution, except where specified
otherwise in this chapter.
(e) The
educational unit in nursing shall have administrative authority and
responsibility consonant with the general policies of the controlling
institution.
(f) The resources,
facilities and services of the controlling institution shall be available to
and used by the educational unit in nursing and shall be adequate to meet the
needs of the faculty and the students.
(g) Cooperating agencies shall be subject to
the following provisions:
(1) Agreements to
utilize field agencies outside the structural control of the controlling
institution shall be initiated by the educational unit in nursing.
(2) Cooperating agencies or services selected
by the school shall be approved by the appropriate State and National bodies,
if such exist.
(3) The agreement
between the educational unit in nursing and the cooperating agency shall be
developed jointly, recorded in writing, reviewed periodically by both parties,
revised as occasion requires and consistently adhered to by those responsible
for implementing the provisions.
(4) The agreement shall insure full control
of student education by the faculty of the program; faculty shall have the
freedom to teach and guide students and to select appropriate learning
experiences in consultation with designated members of the agency
staff.
(5) The field agencies
selected for use shall have the quality and variety of resources for planned
learning experiences needed for the program of the educational unit in
nursing.
(6) Approval by the Board
shall be obtained before the educational unit in nursing may utilize a new
field agency for learning experiences. An Agency Data form, provided by the
Board , shall be submitted for each new field agency used for the first
time.
(h) The faculty of
the educational unit in nursing shall conduct planned periodic evaluation of
its organization and administration.
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