Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Nursing › Board of Nursing - General Rules › Part 3 - NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section R. 338.10305a - Registered professional nursing education program; program requirements; faculty requirements

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 305a.
(1)
					 Subject to subrule (2) of this rule, the program director and all nurse faculty
					 members shall hold a current unrestricted license to practice as a registered
					 professional nurse in this state.
(2) If clinical experiences are offered by
					 the nursing education program at sites that are not located in this state, then
					 any nurse faculty members at those sites shall hold a current unrestricted
					 license to practice as a registered nurse in this state or Canadian province
					 where the clinical experience is located.
(3) The program director shall hold a minimum
					 of a graduate degree with a major in nursing. Written notification of a change
					 in director must be provided to the board within 30 days and include a copy of
					 the new director's curriculum vitae and school contact information.
(4) A member of the nursing faculty who
					 provides didactic/theory instruction shall hold a minimum of a graduate degree,
					 and the program shall ensure that the majority of the didactic/theory faculty
					 hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing, unless an exception is granted
					 under subrule (7) of this rule. If the graduate degree is not in nursing, the
					 faculty member shall hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or an
					 equivalent standing in a nationally nursing accredited ADN to MSN nursing
					 education program with attestation of baccalaureate level competency from that
					 educational program. Courses that are non-nursing in content but are
					 health-related are exempt from the requirements of this subrule and may be
					 taught by non-nurse faculty.
(5) A
					 member of the nursing faculty who provides instruction in either the clinical,
					 skills, laboratory, or simulation laboratory shall hold a minimum of a
					 baccalaureate degree in nursing or an equivalent standing in a nationally
					 nursing accredited ADN to MSN nursing education program with attestation of
					 baccalaureate level competency from that educational program.
(6) Notwithstanding section 16148(6) of the
					 code, MCL
					 333.16148, all nursing faculty
					 shall meet the requirements of subrules (4) and (5) of this rule.
(7) An exception may be made to the
					 requirements of subrule (4) of this rule for full-time or part-time nursing
					 faculty based on the faculty member's progress toward meeting the requirements
					 of these rules during each year for which the exception is requested. Board
					 approval for faculty exception requests must be received before the faculty
					 member begins course instruction. A maximum of 5 yearly exceptions are granted
					 to any full-time or part-time faculty member.
(8) Nursing faculty is sufficient in number
					 to prepare students to achieve the outcomes of the program. The maximum ratio
					 of students to faculty in clinical areas involving direct care of patients must
					 be not more than 8 students to 1 faculty member. The maximum ratio of students
					 to faculty in clinical areas involving non-direct and precepted patient care
					 must meet the clinical affiliate's guidelines and maintain patient and
					 community safety.