Wis. Admin. Code Department of Health Services DHS 129.06 - Standards for instructors of nurse aide training programs
(1) PRIMARY
INSTRUCTOR.
(a) The primary instructor for a
training program shall be a registered nurse licensed to practice in Wisconsin,
who has at least 2 years of experience working as a registered nurse, of which
at least one year of experience shall be actual work experience in providing
care in a nursing home that meets the requirements of sections 1919(a), (b),
(c) and (d) of the Social Security Act.
(b) Notwithstanding par. (a), the primary
instructor for a training program conducted by a hospital shall have at least
one of the 2 years experience working as a registered nurse in a hospital.
(c) Notwithstanding par. (a), for
a primary instructor in a training program in a home health agency-based
program, shall have at least one of the 2 years experience working as a
registered nurse in the provision of home health care.
(d) A primary instructor shall provide to the
program a resume documenting the instructor's education and clinical experience
in meeting clients' psychosocial, behavioral, cognitive and physical needs, and
the program shall maintain the instructor's resume on file and shall include a
copy of the instructor's resume with the program's application for program
approval.
(e) The primary
instructor shall attend a training course for instructors approved by the
department under sub. (3). The department may waive this requirement for an
instructor who has taken a substantially equivalent course or who has
substantially equivalent training or clinical experience.
(f) A primary instructor is considered active
as long as the instructor remains affiliated with an approved course. If the
primary instructor leaves the program and does not become affiliated with
another program the instructor's approval as a primary instructor is
inactivated as of the date the instructor leaves the approved
program.
(g) The department may
revoke approval of a primary instructor if the department determines the
primary instructor failed to comply with any requirement of this
chapter.
(2) PROGRAM
TRAINER.
(a) Only persons licensed in health
care and public health fields may serve as program trainers to meet specialized
training needs. This may include licensed registered nurses, licensed practical
nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, registered sanitarians, fire
safety experts, health care administrators, gerontologists, psychologists,
physical and occupational therapists, activity therapists, speech and language
pathologists, audiologists, and high school instructors who are approved by the
administration in their respective districts to teach health occupation
courses.
(b) A program trainer
shall have at least one year of work experience in the area the program trainer
will provide training.
(c) A
program trainer shall work under the general supervision of the primary
instructor.
(3) TRAINING
COURSE FOR PRIMARY INSTRUCTORS. Application for approval of a training course
for primary instructors shall be made on a form provided by the department. The
department shall review an application for approval of a training course for
primary instructors and shall approve or deny the application within 90 days
after receiving the application. The application shall include documentation of
all of the following:
(a) The instructor shall
be a registered nurse licensed to practice in Wisconsin and have at least 2
years of experience as an instructor of nursing practice or nurse
aides.
(b) The course shall be a
minimum of 16 hours in length.
(c)
The training course shall include the following areas:
1. The principles of adult learning and
training techniques.
2. Formulating
training objectives, including behavior objectives which state measurable
performance criteria to provide a basis for competency evaluation.
3. Designing the curriculum to provide a
logical organization of the material to be covered.
4. Developing lesson plans.
5. Choosing appropriate teaching strategies
and methodologies.
6. Developing
learning materials.
7. Applying
methods for evaluating trainee learning.
8. Effectively supervising trainees' clinical
practice.
9. Defining criteria for
successful achievement of training program objectives, including development of
oral and written examinations and development of methods for demonstrating
skills based on behaviorally stated course objectives; and
10. Developing a recordkeeping
system.
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