Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 485 - Oklahoma Board of Nursing › Chapter 10 - Licensure of Practical and Registered Nurses › Subchapter 5 - Minimum Standards for Approved Nursing Education Programs › Section 485:10-5-6 - Curriculum

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a) The curriculum is planned, developed,
				implemented and evaluated to reflect clear statements of expected individual
				student-learning outcomes that are congruent with program's outcomes, mission,
				and goals and expected aggregate student outcomes. Curricular objectives
				(course, unit, and/or level objectives or competencies) as identified by the
				program, provide clear statements of expected individual student learning
				outcomes.
(b) Classroom content
				shall be taught concurrently with or prior to related clinical experiences.
(c) The curriculum of the nursing
				education program shall enable the student to develop the nursing knowledge,
				skills and abilities necessary for the level, scope and standards of competent
				nursing practice expected at the level of licensure. Curriculum will be revised
				as necessary to maintain a program that reflects advances in health care and
				its delivery.
(d) The curriculum ,
				as defined by nursing education, professional and practice standards shall
				include, but not be limited to:
(1)
				Principles and clinical practice in utilization of scientific problem solving
				for the attainment and maintenance of physical and mental health and the
				prevention of illness for individuals and groups throughout the life process in
				a variety of settings, including clinical practice in nursing care of the
				adult, nursing care of children, maternal-infant nursing, and
				psychiatric-mental health nursing;
(2) 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.
(3) Evidence-based
				learning experiences and methods of instructing, including distance education
				methods, consistent with the written curriculum plan.
(4) Coursework including, but not limited to:
(A) Content in the biological, physical,
				social and behavioral sciences to provide a foundation for safe and effective
				nursing practice;
(B) Content
				regarding professional responsibilities, legal and ethical issues, history and
				trends in nursing and health care; and
(C) 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 will
				occur in a variety of clinical settings and will include:
(i) Integrating patient safety principles
				throughout the didactic and clinical coursework.
(ii) Implementing evidence-based practice to
				integrate best research with clinical expertise and patient values for optimal
				care, including skills to identify and apply best practices to nursing
				care.
(iii) Providing
				patient-centered, culturally competent care that recognizes that the patient or
				designee is the source of control and full partner in providing coordinated
				care by;
(I) Respecting patient differences,
				values, preferences and expressed needs.
(II) Involving patients/designees in
				decision-making and care management.
(III) Coordinating and managing patient care
				across settings in accordance with scope of practice.
(IV) Explaining appropriate and accessible
				interventions to patients and populations that may positively affect their
				ability to achieve healthy lifestyles.
(iv) Collaborating with interprofessional
				teams to foster open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision-making
				in order to achieve quality patient care.
(v) Participating in quality improvement
				processes to monitor patient care outcomes, identify possibility of hazards and
				errors, and collaborate in the development and testing of changes that improve
				the quality and safety of health care systems.
(vi) Using information technology to
				communicate, mitigate error and support decision making.