Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 410 - RULES OF GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 410-9 - LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Rule 410-9-.09 - School Requirements: Rules and Policies

Current through
			 Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) School Rules:
(a) Theoretical class size shall be
			 determined by the institution based on the number of faculty members, adequacy
			 of clinical resources, availability of learning resources, and documented
			 survey of need within a fifty (50) mile radius.
(b) The students' total scheduled
			 instructional time for classroom and clinical experiences shall not exceed
			 forty (40) hours per week.
(c) The
			 nursing education program shall comply with the Occupational Safety and Health
			 Administration's current guidelines for occupational exposure to blood-borne
			 and airborne Pathogens. The policy shall be reviewed annually and revised as
			 necessary in writing.
(d) The
			 nursing education program shall have a policy regarding the use of social media
			 by students and faculty in relation to patient privacy and care and federal
			 guidelines.
(e) The practical
			 nursing education program shall maintain an annualized licensing examination
			 passing percentage rate of eighty percent (80%) or higher for the program's
			 graduates on the initial examination as provided in Rule
			 410-9-.03.
(f) A student shall be considered to have
			 successfully completed a program when the student has satisfied all performance
			 and learning objectives of an approved program and has met the institution's
			 established graduation requirements.
(g) All nursing faculty and preceptors, if
			 utilized, shall meet requirements as provided in Rules
			 410-9-.07 and
			 410-9-.08 before assuming duties in
			 the program.
(h) The nursing
			 program shall maintain nursing faculty meeting minutes of all decisions
			 pertinent to the operation and revision of the program.
(i) Student clinical experience shall include
			 all required health care areas provided in Rule
			 410-9-.06:
1.Clinical experiences should be correlated
			 with theoretical content;
2.The
			 clinical experience instructor-student ratio shall not exceed a one (1) to ten
			 (10) ratio;
3.At least three (3)
			 licensed hospital or nursing home beds shall be available for every one (1)
			 student practical nurse at any given time in a clinical affiliate;
4.At least 40% of the total board-required
			 clinical experience hours must be obtained in the hospital setting.
(j) A nursing program
			 faculty member or a Board-approved preceptor shall be:
1.Present in the clinical facility to which
			 students are assigned for direct patient care and be present on the
			 unit;
2.Responsible for the
			 clinical instruction and supervision of the program's student practical
			 nurses.
(k) The
			 program's instructors shall provide appropriate clinical focus objectives to
			 each clinical affiliate prior to student assignment provided in Rule
			 410-9-.02(1)(d).
(l) The Clinical Rotation Plan for student
			 learning activities shall be provided to each affiliating clinical facility
			 prior to student assignment provided in Rule
			 410-9-.02(1)(e).