Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 97 - APPROVAL OF BASIC NURSING PROGRAMS IN NEBRASKA › Section 172-97-009 - CURRICULUM - CORE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
The program must have a curriculum that enables students to
				  develop the nursing knowledge, skills and abilities necessary for the level of
				  licensure. An organized pattern, developed by the nurse faculty for the
				  continuity and sequence of courses and related concurrent clinical instruction,
				  must provide for progression of knowledge, skills, abilities, and attitudes of
				  nursing students. Curricula will be revised as necessary to maintain a program
				  that reflects advances in health care and its delivery.
009.01
STANDARDS.
The curriculum, as defined by nursing education, professional and practice
				standards, must include:
(A) Experiences that
				promote the development and subsequent demonstration of evidence-based clinical
				judgment, skill in clinical management, and the professional commitment to
				collaborate in continuously improving the quality and safety of the healthcare
				system for patients.
(B)
				Evidence-based learning experiences and methods of instruction, including
				distance education methods, consistent with the written curriculum
				plan.
(C) Coursework including, but
				not limited to:
(i) Content in the biological,
				physical, social and behavioral sciences to provide a foundation for safe and
				effective nursing practice;
(ii)
				Content regarding professional responsibilities, scope of practice, legal and
				ethical issues, history and trends in nursing and health care; and
(iii) Didactic content and supervised
				clinical experience in the prevention of illness and the promotion,
				restoration, and maintenance of health in patients across the lifespan and from
				diverse cultural, ethnic, social and economic backgrounds. Patient experiences
				must occur in a variety of clinical settings and must include:
(1) Integrating patient safety principles
				throughout the didactic and clinical coursework;
(2) Using information technology to
				communicate and manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision
				making;
(3) Employing
				evidence-based practice to integrate best research with clinical expertise and
				client values for optimal care, including skills to identify and apply best
				practices to nursing care;
(4)
				Providing client-centered, culturally competent care by:
(a) Respecting client differences, values,
				preferences and expressed needs;
(b) Involving clients in decision-making and
				care management;
(c) Coordinating
				and managing care transitions or continuous care; and
(d) Explaining appropriate and accessible
				interventions to patients and populations that may positively affect their
				ability to achieve healthy lifestyles;
(5) Collaborating with interdisciplinary
				teams to foster open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision making
				in order to achieve quality patient care; and
(6) Participating in quality improvement
				processes to measure client outcomes, identify hazards and errors, and develop
				changes in processes of client care.