North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 36 - NURSING › Section .0300 - APPROVAL OF NURSING PROGRAMS › Section 36 .0317 - ADMINISTRATION

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The controlling
				institution of a nursing program shall provide human, physical, technical, and
				financial resources and services essential to support program processes and
				outcomes, including those listed in Paragraph (f) and (g) of this Rule, and
				maintain compliance with Section .0300 of this Chapter.
(b) The controlling institution shall ensure
				that a full-time registered nurse, qualified pursuant to Paragraph (e) of this
				Rule, has the authority to direct the nursing program. Full-time registered
				nurse is a registered nurse employed by the institution who is regularly
				assigned to work at least 40 hours each week in the position of program
				director.
(c) The controlling
				institution shall ensure that the program director has the authority and
				responsibility for maintaining compliance with the Rules in this Chapter and
				other legal requirements in all areas of the program.
(d) The controlling institution shall ensure
				that the program director has non-teaching time sufficient to allow for program
				organization, administration, continuous review, planning, and
				development.
(e) The program
				director in a program preparing students for initial nurse licensure shall
				satisfy the following requirements:
(1) hold
				an active unencumbered license or multistate licensure privilege to practice as
				a registered nurse in North Carolina;
(2) have two years of full-time experience as
				a faculty member in a Board-approved nursing program;
(3) be experientially qualified, having
				clinical nursing experience, experience as a faculty member in a nursing
				program, and academic or nursing leadership experience to lead the program to
				accomplish the mission, goals, and expected program outcomes;
(4) hold either a baccalaureate in nursing or
				a graduate degree in nursing from an accredited institution. If newly employed
				on or after January 1, 2016, hold a graduate degree from an accredited
				institution. If newly employed on or after January 1, 2021, hold a graduate
				degree in nursing from an accredited institution;
(5) prior to or within the first three years
				of employment, have education in teaching and learning principles for adult
				education, including curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation,
				appropriate to the program director role. Once completed, this education need
				not be repeated if employing organization is changed. This education may be
				demonstrated by one of the following:
(A)
				completion of 45 contact hours of Board-approved continuing education
				courses;
(B) completion of a
				certificate program in nursing education;
(C) nine semester hours of graduate course
				work in adult learning and learning principles;
(D) national certification in nursing
				education; or
(E) documentation of
				completion of structured, individualized development activities of at least 45
				contact hours approved by the Board. Criteria for approval shall include
				content in the faculty role in curriculum implementation, curricular objectives
				to be met and evaluated, review of strategies for identified student
				population, and expectations of student and faculty performance.
(6) maintain competence in the
				areas of assigned responsibility; and
(7) have knowledge of current nursing
				practice for the registered nurse and the licensed practical nurse.