19 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.182 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--The
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(2) Commissioner--Commissioner of Higher
Education.
(3) Initial RN licensure
program--A sequence of nursing courses and learning experiences that prepares
students for initial licensure as registered nurses.
(4) Nursing school--An educational entity of
an institution of higher education or hospital that offers the courses and
learning experiences of the initial licensure program.
(5) Institution of Higher Education--A public
or independent university, community college or health-related institution that
offers an initial RN licensure program that is approved by the Texas Board of
Nursing.
(6) Hospital--A public or
private hospital that offers an initial RN licensure program that is approved
by the Texas Board of Nursing.
(7)
Graduation rate--A calculation by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
that represents the percentage of first-time full-time students enrolled in an
initial licensure program in a predefined academic cohort who are reported as
graduates of the initial RN licensure program within:
(A) 36 months of initial enrollment for
two-year programs.
(B) 18 months of
initial enrollment for one year programs.
(8) Best practices--Strategies, activities or
approaches that have been shown through research and evaluation to be effective
and/or efficient.
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