49 Pa. Code § 21.71 - Nurse administrator, faculty and staff requirements
(a) A nursing education program shall employ
a sufficient number of qualified faculty, faculty assistants, allied faculty
and staff to accomplish the objectives of the curriculum and the systematic
evaluation plan . The minimum faculty and staff requirements are as follows:
(1) Full-time nurse administrator.
(2) Full-time faculty members in the areas of
practice encompassed within the curriculum.
(3) Additional faculty members as
needed.
(4) Allied faculty members
as needed.
(5) Adequate personnel
to provide program support services, including administrative, clerical,
library, admissions, financial aid and student services.
(b) The nurse administrator's credentials
shall be submitted to the Board for approval. The nurse administrator's
qualifications are as follows:
(1) The nurse
administrator of a baccalaureate degree nursing education program shall hold at
least one graduate degree in nursing. The nurse administrator shall hold an
earned doctoral degree or have a specific plan for completing doctoral
preparation within 5 years of appointment. The nurse administrator shall have
experience in nursing practice, nursing education and administration. A
professional nurse who does not hold at least one graduate degree in nursing,
but who has experience in nursing practice, nursing education and
administration may be considered on an individual basis.
(2) The nurse administrator of an associate
degree or diploma program shall hold at least one graduate degree in nursing.
The nurse administrator shall have experience in nursing practice, nursing
education and administration. A professional nurse who does not hold at least
one graduate degree in nursing, but who has experience in nursing practice,
nursing education and administration may be considered on an individual
basis.
(3) The length of
appointment of an interim or acting nurse administrator of a nursing education
program may not exceed 1 year.
(4)
The nurse administrator shall hold either a temporary practice permit to
practice professional nursing or be currently licensed as a professional nurse
in this Commonwealth.
(c)
Faculty qualifications are as follows:
(1)
Faculty members teaching required nursing education courses shall hold at least
one graduate degree in nursing, shall be currently licensed as professional
nurses in this Commonwealth, and shall have expertise in their areas of
instruction.
(2) Faculty members
without a graduate degree in nursing shall be designated faculty assistants.
Faculty assistants shall be currently licensed as professional nurses in this
Commonwealth. Faculty assistants may teach required nursing education courses
only when fully qualified faculty are not available and shall teach under the
direct guidance of a faculty member qualified as set forth in paragraph (1).
Faculty assistants shall have a baccalaureate degree in nursing and shall give
evidence of a plan for obtaining a graduate degree in nursing. A person may
teach as a faculty assistant in a nursing education program in this
Commonwealth for a maximum cumulative period of 5 years.
(3) Faculty members without a degree in
nursing, but who hold at least one graduate degree in a subject area pertinent
to their area of teaching, shall be designated as allied faculty members.
Allied faculty members may teach basic sciences or specialized areas of health
care practice.
(4) Faculty employed
to teach dietetics-nutrition shall be currently licensed to practice
dietetics-nutrition in this Commonwealth.
(5) An individual who enhances
faculty-directed clinical learning experiences by guiding selected clinical
activities shall be designated as a clinical preceptor. A clinical preceptor
shall hold a current license to practice professional nursing in the state of
the clinical experience.
(i) Faculty shall
have input into the selection of preceptors.
(ii) Faculty shall retain responsibility for
planning and evaluating student learning experiences when students are engaged
in clinical activities with a preceptor.
(iii) If a faculty member is not physically
present in the area in which students are practicing, a faculty member shall be
immediately available by telephone or other means of telecommunication when
students are engaged in clinical activities with a
preceptor.
(d)
Program support personnel shall be qualified by education and experience to
serve in the capacity in which they are employed.
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