Indiana Administrative Code › Title 848 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF NURSING › Article 1 - REGISTERED NURSES AND PRACTICAL NURSES › Rule 1 - Definitions; Administration › Section 1-2.1 - Definitions

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  25-23-1-7
Affected: IC
				  25-23-1-1
Sec. 2.1.
The following definitions apply throughout this
				  article:
(1) "Approved" or
				"accredited", terms used interchangeably, means those programs that have met
				requirements of the board. The term also includes approval granted by
				voluntary, regional, and other state agencies.
(2) "Associate degree program" means an
				educational program leading to an associate degree in nursing, conducted by an
				educational unit in nursing, within the structure of a college or
				university.
(3) "Audit" means
				attending a class or course without receiving credit.
(4) "Baccalaureate degree program" means an
				educational program leading to a baccalaureate degree in nursing conducted by
				an educational unit in nursing within the structure of a senior college or
				university.
(5) "Board" means the
				Indiana state board of nursing.
(6)
				"Clinical experience" means the learning experiences provided in facilities
				appropriate to the curriculum objectives.
(7) "Clinical preceptor" means an individual
				employed by the cooperating agency who also has the responsibility to supervise
				one (1) student at a time in the clinical facility.
(8) "Controlling organization" means the
				agency that assumes the responsibility for overall administration of the
				program.
(9) "Cooperating agency"
				means an institution that cooperates with the nursing program to provide
				facilities for the clinical experiences of students.
(10) "Curriculum" means the whole body of
				courses offered in the nursing program.
(11) "Deeming authority" means a recognized
				accrediting organization that has been approved to conduct accreditation
				surveys and issue accreditation decisions of acute care hospitals by the Center
				for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
(12) "Diploma program" means an educational
				program leading to a diploma in registered nursing.
(13) "Director" means the registered nurse
				who is delegated responsibility for the implementation and administration of
				the nursing program regardless of the official title in any specific
				institution.
(14) "Enroll" means to
				matriculate and attend a class or course for the purpose of receiving
				credit.
(15) "Faculty" means
				individuals employed to administer and to teach in the educational
				program.
(16) "May" indicates
				discretionary use.
(17) "Practical
				nursing program" means an educational program leading to a diploma or
				certificate in practical nursing conducted by an educational institution or
				hospital.
(18) "Primary state of
				residence" means the state of an individual's declared fixed permanent and
				principal home for legal purposes; domicile.
(19) "Program" means the curriculum and all
				the supporting activities organized independently, under an educational
				institution or hospital, to prepare students for nursing licensure and the
				practice of nursing.
(20) "Rate of
				successful completion" means the annual number of first time U.S. educated and
				U.S. territory candidates who successfully complete the National Council
				Licensure examination and is computed annually from January 1 through December
				31.
(21) "Rule" or "requirement"
				means a mandatory standard, which a program shall meet in order to be
				accredited.
(22) "Shall" indicates
				a mandatory rule, regulation, or requirement.
(23) "Should" indicates a
				recommendation.
(24) "Survey visit"
				means an on-site visit of a nursing program, including clinical facilities by a
				designated representative of the board for the purpose of evaluating the
				program of learning.