19 Tex. Admin. Code § 4.183 - Nursing Education Performance Recognition Program
The Board shall recognize nursing schools that are successful in retaining and graduating students from initial RN licensure programs:
(1) Eligibility for
Recognition. To be eligible for Board recognition, a nursing school must:
(A) have an 85 percent or higher graduation
rate for the most current year for which rates are calculated by the
Board.
(B) have an 85 percent NCLEX
pass rate or higher for the most current period for which pass rates are
available from the Texas Board of Nursing.
(C) demonstrate best practices for retaining
and graduating students from initial RN licensure programs as determined by the
Board.
(2) Calculation
of Graduation Rate. Board shall calculate graduation rates each year using
admission and graduation data submitted by the Registrar of each institution of
higher education. Institutions may review the preliminary results of the
Board's calculation but may not submit revised data for calculation unless
approved by the Commissioner.
(3)
Demonstration of Best Practices:
(A) The
nursing school shall:
(i) demonstrate to the
Board through data collection efforts and analysis the specific strategies and
activities that have contributed to a graduation and NCLEX pass rate of 85
percent or higher.
(ii) submit a
plan for disseminating information about the best practices to nursing programs
in the state.
(B) The
Commissioner shall make the final determination of whether or not the program
has demonstrated best practices.
(4) Method of Recognition. Nursing schools
that meet eligibility requirements for recognition will be reported to the
Texas Board of Nursing, Governor, and Texas Legislature each year and the names
of their institutions will be posted on the Board's website. Recognized nursing
programs are also eligible for incentive funding that shall be used only to
increase enrollments and the number of graduates from initial RN licensure
programs and to promote best practices in the state.
(5) Acknowledgement of Increased Retention
Rates. The Board shall acknowledge by letter nursing schools that have not
obtained an 85 percent graduation rate or higher, but have otherwise increased
graduation rates in their initial RN licensure programs above 50 percent and by
more than 10 percent from the previous year to the current year.
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