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-3503 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Accreditation
-an external quality review
					 process used in U.S. education and performed by peers to assure that
					 postsecondary institutions and other education providers meet and maintain
					 minimum standards of quality and integrity regarding academics, administration,
					 structure, function, performance and related services. The goal of
					 accreditation is to ensure that education provided by institutions of higher
					 education meets acceptable levels of quality.
1.
Regional Accreditation
-accreditation by
					 an agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation and/or
					 the U.S. Department of Education to ensure the quality and integrity of public
					 and private, mainly non-profit, degree-granting, two--- and four-year,
					 institutions.
2.
National Nursing (Program)
					 Accreditation
- accreditation by an agency recognized by the Council on
					 Higher Education Accreditation and/or the U.S. Department of Education to
					 ensure the quality and integrity of diploma, associate, baccalaureate,
					 graduate, and residency programs in nursing.
Acknowledge
-recognition of receipt of item
					 by the board or board staff that does not require board approval.
Advanced Practice Nursing Role
-the
					 advanced practice role for which a graduate nursing education degree program
					 prepares its graduates. The advanced practice role categories for licensure
					 include certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists
					 (CRNA), clinical nurse specialists (CNS), and nurse practitioners (NP).
Approval
-legal recognition indicating the
					 undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) has met the
					 legal standards established by the board.
Approved Program
-an undergraduate and/or
					 graduate nursing education degree program(s) approved by the board.
Board
- the Louisiana State Board of
					 Nursing.
Clinical Facility, Major
-a clinical
					 facility utilized to provide more than half of the clinical experiences to more
					 than half of the students enrolled in the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing
					 education degree program(s).
Cohort
-students in a group admitted
					 simultaneously with the same expected graduation date.
Competency
-an expected level of
					 performance that results from an integration of knowledge, skills, abilities,
					 and judgment. Knowledge encompasses the scope of practice, standards of
					 practice, standards of professional performance, content from science and the
					 humanities, practical experience and personal capabilities. Skills include
					 psychomotor, communication, interpersonal, and diagnostic skills. Ability is
					 the capacity to act effectively and requires listening, integrity,
					 self-knowledge of strengths and weaknesses, positive self-regard, emotional
					 intelligence, and openness to feedback. Judgment includes critical thinking,
					 problem solving, ethical reasoning, and decision-making.
Cooperating A gency
-Repealed.
Course
-a distinct unit of instruction
					 which has been organized for presentation with a specific time frame. This
					 includes all related learning experiences deemed necessary by the faculty to
					 meet the stated outcomes.
Curriculum
-the planned studies and
					 learning activities designed to lead to graduation and eligibility for
					 registered nurse licensure and/or advanced practice registered nurse
					 licensure.
Distance Education
-instruction offered by
					 any means where the student and faculty are in separate physical locations.
					 Teaching methods may be synchronous or asynchronous and shall facilitate and
					 evaluate learning in compliance with Board of Nursing approval
					 status/regulations.
Distance Education Technology
-the methods
					 and technical support used to teach undergraduate and graduate students who may
					 be physically distant from the faculty.
Faculty
-
1.
Chief Nurse Administrator
-the
					 registered nurse with a graduate degree in nursing with the authority and
					 responsibility for the administration of the undergraduate and/or graduate
					 nurse education degree program(s) and implementation of the curriculum. This
					 title is used regardless of the person's official title in the parent
					 institution.
2.
Nurse Faculty
-a doctorate or master's
					 in nursing prepared registered nurse and/or advanced practice registered nurse
					 with academic preparation and experience. Nurse faculty are underwritten
					 contractual agreement with a parent institution for administration, teaching,
					 research, service, or clinical education of students in programs preparing
					 candidates for registered nurse and/or advanced practice registered nurse
					 licensure.
3.
Support Faculty
-an individual with
					 academic preparations and experience in their respective professional
					 discipline that provides services or teaches support courses.
4.
Graduate Assistant
-a registered nurse
					 who serves in a support role at a university while completing graduate or
					 post-graduate education. Graduate assistants are not faculty exceptions.
5.
Preceptor (Undergraduate)
-a
					 baccalaureate prepared registered nurse with one year experience, who is
					 employed in a clinical setting and serves as a role model, resource person, and
					 clinical educator to enhance the learning experiences of a nursing
					 student.
6.
Preceptor (Graduate)
-an advanced
					 practice registered nurse, physician, or dentist, who provides guidance, serves
					 as a role model, resource person, and clinical educator to enhance the learning
					 experiences of an advanced practice nursing student.
7.
Joint Appointment
-a registered nurse
					 employed by a clinical agency who holds at least the minimum qualifications of
					 a nurse faculty member and who has predetermined responsibilities with both the
					 educational institution and the clinical agency in the same time period. There
					 shall be clearly defined schedules and financial agreements for both the
					 educational program and the clinical agency.
Goals
-general aims of the program that are
					 consistent with the institutional and program missions.
Graduation Rate
-percentage of a cohort of
					 students who complete their program within 150 percent of the published time
					 for the program.
Major Change in Curriculum
-Repealed.
1. - 4. Repealed.
Major/Substantive Change in Approved Nursing
					 Education Degree Program
-a change in the current established approved
					 nursing education degree program. Any one of the following shall be deemed to
					 constitute a major/substantive change:
1. alteration, other than editorial, in program's
					 mission/philosophy and outcomes (refer to §3511);
2. in legal status of the program (refer to §3513);
3. change in status with regulatory, governmental or
					 institutional accreditation (refer to §3513);
4. reduction in resources impacting the sustainability of
					 the undergraduate and/or graduate nurse education degree program(s) (refer to
					 §3519);
5. reduction in faculty size exceeding 25 percent and in
					 faculty exceptions exceeding 20 percent of full-time faculty employed in
					 accordance with §3515;
6. addition or deletion of clinical role/population
					 preparing advance practice registered nurses in an approved graduate nursing
					 education degree program in accordance with §3507;
7. implementation of innovative strategies in undergraduate
					 and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) with a focus to include,
					 but not limited to student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; test
					 previous models of nursing education and develop and test new models of nursing
					 education;
8. addition or deletion of more than 10 percent of the
					 semester credit hours from the undergraduate and/or graduate nurse education
					 degree program(s) of studies;
9. in student enrollment, achievement completion rates,
					 graduation rates, pass rates for the National Council licensure
					 examination-registered nurse and certification; and/or
10. addition or deletion of a major clinical facility
					 providing students' clinical experiences (refer to §3529).
Mission Statement
-a statement of purpose
					 defining the unique nature and scope of the parent institution or the nursing
					 education degree program.
Nursing Education Degree Program
-a program
					 whose purpose is to prepare graduates eligible to apply to write the registered
					 nurse licensing examination and/or certification and licensure as an advanced
					 practice registered nurse.
1.
Associate Degree
- a program leading to
					 an associate degree in nursing conducted by an educational unit that is an
					 integral part of a community college, college or university.
2.
Baccalaureate
-a program leading to a
					 bachelor's degree in nursing conducted by an educational unit that is an
					 integral part of a college or university.
3.
Diploma
- a program leading to a diploma
					 in nursing conducted by an educational unit that is an integral part of a
					 hospital.
4.
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
					 (APRN)
-a graduate nursing education degree program that prepares an
					 individual for certification and licensure in the roles of certified nurse
					 midwives (CNM), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), clinical nurse
					 specialists (CNS), and nurse practitioners (NP) and awards masters degree,
					 practice doctorate degree or post-masters certificate.
5.
Post-Masters Certificate
-a post-masters
					 or postdoctoral nursing education program of study that awards a certificate of
					 completion in the roles of certified nurse midwives (CNM), certified registered
					 nurse anesthetists (CRNA), clinical nurse specialists (CNS), and nurse
					 practitioners (NP).
6.
Post-Graduate Residency
-a program that
					 provides education and support necessary to develop the judgment, skill and
					 knowledge for a successful transition from an undergraduate or graduate nursing
					 education degree program into an entry level generalist or an advanced practice
					 registered nurse professional role.
7.
Post-Graduate Fellowship
-an opportunity
					 given to a professional registered or advanced practice registered nurse to
					 build upon current practice through extension of knowledge, professional
					 development, and leadership in clinical and research areas of interest.
8.
Practice Doctorate Degree
-a program
					 conducted by an educational unit, department, division, college or school that
					 is an integral part of a college or university, leading to a doctorate degree,
					 which prepares experts in one of three practice arenas: health care,
					 leadership, or teaching. In addition to preparing the experts in direct
					 clinical practice, the program shall confer proficiency in the following
					 areas:
a. leadership;
b. health care systems;
c. evidence-based practice and research utilization;
d. advocacy/policy and clinical teaching with patients,
					 students, families, communities and professional colleagues.
Objectives
-Repealed.
Outcomes
-quantitative or qualitative
					 student, faculty or program measures of achievement.
Parent Institution
-the organization or
					 agency responsible for the administration and operation of the undergraduate
					 and graduate nurse education degree programs.
Pass Rate (Certification)
-the percentage
					 of graduates from a cohort of an advanced practice registered nurse education
					 degree program successfully completing the certification examination on first
					 attempt in a calendar year.
Pass Rate (RN Licensure)
-the percentage of
					 students from a cohort taking the National Council licensure
					 examination-registered nurse (NCLEX-RN) and passing the test on the first
					 attempt in a calendar year.
Philosophy
- a statement which includes and
					 identifies the beliefs accepted by the faculty and the parent institution
					 related to nursing education.
Preceptorship Experience
-an individualized
					 learning experience in which an undergraduate and/or graduate nursing student
					 participates in clinical nursing practice while assigned to a preceptor.
Program Head
-Repealed.
Program Length
-the published amount of
					 time to complete the undergraduate and graduate nurse education degree programs
					 in a part-time or full-time enrollment status.
Recommendation
-specific statement based
					 upon program assessment as to the suggested course of action put forth by the
					 Board of Nursing that should be implemented for compliance.
Requirement
-a specific statement based
					 upon program assessment as to the required course of action put forth by the
					 Board of Nursing that shall be implemented for compliance.
Shall
-denotes mandatory compliance in
					 contrast to should or may which reflect possible variation.
Should
- a term used to denote a suggested
					 method of meeting a requirement.
Simulation
-activities in classroom or
					 clinical settings that mimic the reality of a clinical environment and are
					 designed to demonstrate procedures, decision-making and critical thinking
					 through techniques such as role-playing and the use of devices such as
					 interactive videos or mannequins. A simulation may be very detailed and closely
					 simulate reality, or it can be a grouping of components that are combined to
					 provide some semblance of reality.
Standard
- a criterion by which performance
					 is measured.
Student Nurse
-an individual who is
					 enrolled in an approved undergraduate or graduate nurse education degree
					 program preparing for licensure as a registered nurse and/or preparing any
					 licensed registered nurse for APRN licensure.
Survey
-the collection of information by
					 the board for its review in granting, continuing or denying approval of a
					 nursing education degree program.
Systematic Plan for Evaluation
-a written
					 plan for systematic review and evaluation of an undergraduate and/or graduate
					 nurse education degree program(s) used for continuous program improvement;
					 involves the process of determining whether the various parts and the entire
					 program are achieving the mission/philosophy, goals and outcomes.
Under the Guidance of an Approved
					 Preceptor
-guidance by a licensed APRN, physician, dentist, or person
					 approved by the board within the same or related practice role, population or
					 specialty.
Year
-a period of time consisting of 365
					 days or 366 in leap year, in a 12-month period.
1.
Calendar Year
-beginning on January 1
					 and ending on December 31.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
					 Promulgated in accordance with
					 R.S.
					 37:913 and
					 R.S.
					 37:918.