Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part XLVII - Nurses: Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses › Subpart 1 - Practical Nurses › Chapter 9 - Program Projection › Subchapter A - Faculty and Staff › Section XLVII-901 - Faculty

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. The program
					 shall have a faculty of sufficient size and expertise to fulfill the program
					 objectives. At no time shall a faculty consist of less than two fulltime nurse
					 members, one of whom shall be designated as coordinator/department head.
					 Programs with two fulltime nurse faculty members shall admit a maximum of 36
					 students per class. The board may, upon application by the school
					 administrator, permit program expansion. Expansion approval must be obtained in
					 writing from the board.
B.
					 Application and Qualifications
1.
					 Application. Each applicant for a faculty position in a practical nursing
					 program shall be approved by the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse
					 Examiners prior to employment in the program.
2. Licensure. Each nurse faculty member shall
					 hold a current, valid license to practice as a registered nurse in the state of
					 Louisiana, which license shall be visually inspected annually by the nurse
					 coordinator/department head of the practical nursing program and the
					 administrator of the school. The board may deny and/or rescind approval to a
					 faculty applicant and/or current faculty member whose license has been or is
					 currently being disciplined in any jurisdiction.
3. Nurse Coordinator/Department Head. The
					 coordinator/department head shall be a registered nurse with a minimum of four
					 years experience in medical-surgical nursing or nursing education. At least one
					 of these four years must have been as a medical-surgical hospital staff nurse
					 providing direct patient care. An applicant for nurse coordinator must have
					 practiced as a nurse for a minimum of six full-time months during the three
					 years immediately preceding application.
4. Nurse Instructor. A nurse instructor shall
					 be a registered nurse with a minimum of three years of nursing experience. At
					 least one of these three years must have been as a medical-surgical hospital
					 staff nurse providing direct patient care. An applicant for nurse instructor
					 must have practiced as a nurse for a minimum of six full-time months during the
					 three years immediately preceding application.
5. Specialty Nurse Instructor. The board may
					 consider an applicant for a specialty nurse instructor with experience in one
					 of the clinical specialty areas (maternity, neonatal, pediatric, mental health)
					 provided that this instructor is hired in addition to two full time nurse
					 faculty members who meet the qualifications for nurse coordinator and/or nurse
					 instructor. The specialty nurse instructor must have a minimum of four years of
					 clinical experience in the specific specialty area. The specialty nurse
					 instructor may be utilized only for instruction in the specific specialty area
					 for which application was made.