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. 338.10301 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 301.
(1) As
					 used in this part:
(a) "Accreditation" means a
					 self-regulatory process that meets or exceeds educational quality standards and
					 criteria set forth by a national nursing education accrediting
					 organization.
(b) "Accrediting
					 organization" means a board approved accrediting organization of nursing
					 education programs listed in R 338.10303d.
(c) "Accredited program" means a program that
					 has obtained accreditation from a board approved accrediting organization of
					 nursing education programs, as that term is defined in R 338.10303d.
(d) "ADN" means an associate's degree in
					 nursing.
(e) "Capstone course"
					 means a clinical experience completed in the final year of the nursing
					 education program that synthesizes the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor
					 skills acquired throughout the program to prepare the student for professional
					 nursing practice.
(f) "Clinical
					 experience" means direct nursing care experiences with actual patients or
					 clients that offer students the opportunity to integrate, apply, and refine
					 specific skills and abilities that are based on theoretical concepts and
					 scientific principles. Clinical experience may include simulated nursing
					 experiences subject to R 338.10306 and R 338.10309.
(g) "Clinical laboratory hours" means those
					 hours of the curriculum that are assigned to laboratory practice, basic skills
					 training, and observational experiences that offer the student the opportunity
					 to meet educational outcomes.
(h)
					 "Cohort" means a group of students admitted in the same academic semester or
					 term with the intention of completing the nursing program at the same
					 graduation date. Cohort includes students who transfer into the program at the
					 same academic level.
(i)
					 "Conceptual framework" means the distinct, systematic organization of concepts
					 and planned student outcomes of the program that are consistent with relevant
					 professional nursing standards and the mission, goals, philosophy, and purposes
					 of the sponsoring institution, and gives direction to the curriculum.
(j) "Cooperating agency" means an individual,
					 organization, or institution that, by written agreement or letter of intent,
					 accepts students and faculty for nursing educational experiences.
(k) "Core curriculum for licensed practical
					 nurse students" means courses in didactic instruction and planned clinical
					 experience, which encompass the LPN scope of practice, in each of the following
					 areas of nursing:
(i) Adult health nursing,
					 which must consist of the study of nursing care throughout the adult lifespan;
					 providing care for the acute and chronic phases of a medical illness; health
					 promotion; and disease prevention.
(ii) Maternal and reproductive nursing, which
					 must consist of the study of nursing care for women and their families in the
					 gynecological, antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum phases of
					 pregnancy, and includes the care of a newborn infant.
(iii) Children's nursing, which must consist
					 of the study of nursing care for children whose ages range from birth through
					 adolescence and who are receiving nursing care for both medical and surgical
					 reasons.
(iv) Surgical nursing,
					 which must consist of the study of nursing care throughout the adult lifespan,
					 providing care before, during, and after a surgical procedure, health
					 promotion, and disease prevention.
(l) "Core curriculum for registered
					 professional nurse students" means didactic instruction and planned clinical
					 experience, which encompass the RN scope of practice, in each of the following
					 areas of nursing:
(i) Adult health nursing,
					 which must consist of the study of nursing care throughout the adult lifespan;
					 providing care for the acute or chronic phases of a medical illness; health
					 promotion; and disease prevention.
(ii) Maternal and reproductive nursing, which
					 must consist of the study of nursing care for women and their families in the
					 gynecological, antepartum, labor and delivery, and postpartum phases of
					 pregnancy, and includes the care of a newborn infant.
(iii) Children's nursing, which must consist
					 of the study of nursing care for children whose ages range from birth through
					 adolescence and who are receiving nursing care for both medical and surgical
					 reasons.
(iv) Psychiatric/mental
					 health nursing, which must consist of the study of nursing care of individuals
					 with an acute or chronic mental health or psychiatric disorder.
(v) Surgical nursing, which must consist of
					 the study of nursing care throughout an adult lifespan, providing care before,
					 during, and after a surgical procedure, health promotion, and disease
					 prevention.
(m) "Course
					 student learning outcomes" means statements of educational expectations written
					 in measurable terms for the knowledge, skills, or behaviors students must
					 demonstrate by the end of the course. The statements must reflect contemporary
					 evidence-based nursing practice and enhance achievement of end of program
					 student learning outcomes.
(n)
					 "Curriculum" means implementation of appropriate learning experiences that
					 accomplish measurable course and program outcomes, which incorporate the
					 nursing program's purpose, philosophy, and conceptual framework of the nursing
					 program through the systematic arrangement of courses. This includes outcomes
					 stated in measurable terms and accomplished through appropriate learning
					 experiences planned for a clearly defined group of students and extending over
					 a defined period of time depending on the type of nursing education program.
					 Systematic and ongoing evaluation within the context of measurable outcomes is
					 inherent in the curriculum.
(o)
					 "End of program student learning outcomes" means statements of educational
					 expectations written in measurable terms for the knowledge, skills, or
					 behaviors students must demonstrate by the end of the program. The statements
					 must reflect professional standards, guidelines, contemporary nursing practice,
					 guide the curriculum, and increase in complexity as students progress through
					 the curriculum.
(p) "Final program
					 approval report" means an updated self-study done after the graduation of the
					 second cohort and before the graduation of the fourth cohort that is submitted
					 to the board when the program is seeking full program approval.
(q) "Full program approval" means approval of
					 a program granted after satisfactory demonstration to the board of compliance
					 with these rules.
(r) "Initial
					 approval" means approval that is granted by the board to inaugurate a program
					 of nursing education.
(s)
					 "Instruction" means educational methodology for achieving curriculum
					 outcomes.
(t) "Learning
					 experiences" means planned learning situations, which may include clinical
					 experiences, clinical laboratory hours, or classroom instruction.
(u) "MSN" means a master's of science in
					 nursing.
(v) "Nurse site reviewer"
					 means a nurse with expertise in curriculum development and nursing program
					 administration or education that independently examines a nursing program
					 applying for program approval.
(w)
					 "Nursing education program report" means a report completed and submitted
					 between the self-study submissions. It provides the board with information as
					 to the program's admissions, attrition, courses, clinical experience, faculty
					 program evaluation, and outcomes and is submitted as follows:
(i) For programs that have received initial
					 approval under R 338.10303, the report must be submitted each year during the
					 program approval phase.
(ii) For
					 programs that have received full approval under R 338.10303a, the report must
					 be completed and submitted at the halfway point between the self-study
					 submissions.
(x) "Nursing
					 faculty" means a member of the faculty qualified to teach nursing courses and
					 evaluate learning.
(y) "Nursing
					 process" means the ongoing assessment, analysis, nursing diagnosis, planning,
					 implementation, and evaluation of nursing care.
(z) "Observational experience" means a
					 planned learning situation that is not direct patient care, does not require
					 intervention by the student, meets preplanned stated outcomes, and provides for
					 student evaluation.
(aa)
					 "Philosophy" means the stated beliefs of faculty about nursing education and
					 practice that determine the design of the curriculum and the evaluation of the
					 program and that are consistent with the educational philosophy of the
					 sponsoring agency.
(bb) "Practical
					 nurse program" means a nursing program to prepare students for practical nurse
					 licensure.
(cc) "Preceptor" means
					 an experienced nurse, paired in a 1-to-1 relationship with a nursing student,
					 who actively participates in the education, mentoring, and evaluation of the
					 nursing student in a clinical setting.
(dd) "Probationary status" means the period
					 when a program is under disciplinary action by the board.
(ee) "Program director" means a nurse who is
					 delegated the authority and accountability for the nursing program by the
					 sponsoring agency.
(ff) "Program of
					 nursing education" means a plan or design indicating the relationship of the
					 components necessary to achieve the goal of preparing individuals for licensure
					 as registered or practical nurses under the code.
(gg) "Program outcomes" means documented and
					 measurable indicators that reflect the program's overall
					 effectiveness.
(hh) "Registered
					 professional nurse program" means a nursing program to prepare students for
					 initial registered nurse licensure.
(ii) "Self-study report" means an in-depth
					 written review of all aspects of a nursing education program that contains
					 evidence of the program's compliance with all the requirements of these rules.
(jj) "Simulation laboratory" means
					 activities that replicate patient care scenarios and are designed to foster
					 clinical decision-making and critical thinking. Scenarios may include the use
					 of medium or high-fidelity mannequins, standardized patients, role playing,
					 skills stations, and computer-based critical thinking simulations.
(kk) "Site visit" means a physical inspection
					 of an institution and all the components of its program of nursing education
					 for the purpose of determining compliance with the requirements of this
					 part.
(ll) "Sponsoring agency"
					 means the organization or institution of which the nursing program is a
					 component.
(mm) "Unaccredited
					 program" means a program that has not obtained accreditation from a board
					 approved accrediting organization of nursing education programs, as that term
					 is defined in R 338.10303d.