Texas Administrative Code › Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS › Part 11 - TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 219 - ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE EDUCATION › Section 219.2 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
(1) Accredited program--A
				program that has been determined to have met the standards set by a national
				advanced practice registered nursing education accrediting body recognized by
				the Board.
(2) Advanced practice
				registered nurse--A registered nurse authorized by the Board to practice as an
				advanced practice registered nurse based on completing an advanced practice
				registered nursing education program acceptable to the Board. The term includes
				a nurse practitioner, nurse-midwife, nurse anesthetist, and a clinical nurse
				specialist. The advanced practice registered nurse is prepared to practice in
				an expanded role to provide health care to individuals, families, and/or groups
				in a variety of settings including, but not limited to homes, hospitals,
				institutions, offices, industry, schools, community agencies, public and
				private clinics, and private practice. The advanced practice registered nurse
				acts independently and/or in collaboration with other health care professionals
				in the delivery of health care services.
(3) Advanced practice registered nursing
				education program--A post-basic advanced practice registered nursing education
				program at or beyond the master's level.
(4) Affiliating agency--Agencies outside the
				institution that are utilized in providing learning experiences for the
				students.
(5) Approved advanced
				practice registered nursing education program--An advanced practice registered
				nursing education program approved by the Texas Board of Nursing.
(6) Board--The Texas Board of Nursing
				composed of members appointed by the Governor for the State of Texas.
(7) Clinical learning experiences--Faculty
				planned and guided learning experiences that involve direct contact with
				patients or simulation designed to assist students to meet the stated program
				and course outcomes and to safely apply knowledge and skills when providing
				advanced practice registered nursing care to clients as appropriate to the role
				expectations of the graduates .
(8)
				Course--Organized subject content and related activities, that may include
				face-to-face and/or online didactic, laboratory, and/or clinical experiences
				planned to achieve specific objectives within a given time period.
(9) Curriculum--Course offerings that, in
				aggregate, make up the total learning activities in a program of
				study.
(10) Diagnosis and
				management course--A course offering both didactic and clinical content in
				clinical decision-making and aspects of medical diagnosis and medical
				management of diseases and conditions. Supervised clinical practice must
				include the opportunity to provide pharmacological and non-pharmacological
				management of diseases and conditions considered within the full scope of
				practice of the advanced practice registered nurse's role and population focus
				area of licensure.
(11) Didactic
				learning experiences--Any faculty-guided learning activities that take place in
				the classroom, learning resource center, skills laboratory, or similar
				settings, or by distance education.
(12) Director--A registered nurse responsible
				for the administration of the advanced practice registered nursing education
				program who meets the requirements as stated in §
									219.6(f)
				of this chapter (relating to Administration and Organization).
(13) Faculty member--An individual employed
				or appointed to teach in the advanced practice registered nursing education
				program who meets the requirements as stated in §
									219.7
				of this chapter (related to Faculty Qualification and Faculty
				Organization).
(14) Governing
				institution--A college or university responsible for the administration and
				operation of the program.
(15)
				Objectives/Outcomes--Clear statements of expected behaviors that are attainable
				and measurable.
(A) Program
				Objectives/Outcomes--Broad statements describing student learning outcomes
				achieved upon graduation .
(B)
				Clinical Objectives/Outcomes--Statements describing expected student behaviors
				throughout the curriculum that represent progression of students' cognitive,
				affective and psychomotor achievement in clinical practice across the
				curriculum.
(C) Course
				Objectives/Outcomes--Statements describing expected behavioral changes in the
				learner upon successful completion of specific curriculum content that serve as
				the mechanism for evaluation of student progression.