Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 2 - Registered Nurses › Chapter 35 - Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education Degree Programs › Section XLVII-3515 - Faculty and Faculty Organization of Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education Degree Programs

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A.
				  Faculty Body. There shall be qualified faculty adequate in numbers to provide a
				  safe, effective faculty/student/client ratio as defined in (§3533, §3543,
				  §3545) and to implement the undergraduate and/or graduate nurse education
				  degree program in nursing in relation to its stated mission, goals, and
				  expected program outcomes.
B.
				  Qualifications
1. The chief nurse
				  administrator and each nurse faculty member shall hold an active license to
				  practice as a registered nurse in Louisiana and shall be appointed in
				  compliance with state and federal laws.
2. The chief nurse administrator of a
				  baccalaureate program shall hold a minimum of a graduate degree in nursing, an
				  earned doctorate, and shall have a minimum of three years experience in the
				  areas of nursing education and three years in clinical practice.
3. The chief nurse administrator of an
				  associate degree or diploma program shall hold a minimum of a graduate degree
				  in nursing and shall have a minimum of three years experience in the areas of
				  nursing education and three years in clinical practice.
4. The nurse faculty shall hold a graduate
				  degree in nursing as follows.
a. The APRN
				  faculty member shall hold a minimum of a graduate degree in nursing. APRN
				  nursing faculty teaching advanced practice role and population content must be
				  licensed in advanced practice in that advanced practice or related role and
				  population.
b. Other credentialed
				  providers may be utilized to provide content relevant to the advanced practice
				  role and population in support courses.
c. The educational component of the APRN
				  program shall be coordinated by a lead faculty member who is educated and
				  nationally certified in the same role and population area and licensed as an
				  APRN in the state of Louisiana.
5. Nurse faculty shall have a minimum of two
				  years of nursing practice as a registered nurse in a clinical setting prior to
				  their appointment.
6. Nurse faculty
				  shall be sufficient in number to accomplish the mission, goals and program
				  outcomes.
7. Undergraduate nurse
				  faculty shall maintain current knowledge and skills in areas of responsibility
				  and provide documentation of same.
a. - b.
				  Repealed.
8. APRN
				  faculty must demonstrate competence in clinical practice and teaching, which
				  includes continued national certification or continuing education
				  requirements.
9.  Exceptions to the
				  academic qualifications for undergraduate nurse faculty shall be justified and
				  approved under board established guidelines. Exceptions, if granted by the
				  board shall be:
a. baccalaureate in
				  nursing-prepared individuals who are not enrolled in a graduate program in
				  nursing are limited to a maximum two calendar years after which they must be
				  enrolled in a graduate nursing program; and
b. baccalaureate in nursing-prepared
				  individuals who are enrolled in a graduate program in nursing at the master's
				  and/or doctoral level shall be initially approved for two years in accordance
				  with current board guidelines. Exceptions may be granted to each individual for
				  a maximum of four years.