Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 90 - BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 27 - General Provision › Part II - Initial Approval of a Nursing Education Program › Section 18VAC90-27-60 - Faculty

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
A. Qualifications
				  for all faculty.
1. Every member of the
				  nursing faculty, including the program director, shall (i) hold a current
				  license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing in Virginia as
				  a registered nurse without any disciplinary action that currently restricts
				  practice and (ii) have had at least two years of direct client care experience
				  as a registered nurse prior to employment by the program. Persons providing
				  instruction in topics other than nursing shall not be required to hold a
				  license as a registered nurse.
2.
				  Every member of a nursing faculty supervising the clinical practice of
				  students, including simulation in lieu of direct client care, shall meet the
				  licensure requirements of the jurisdiction in which that practice occurs and
				  shall provide evidence of education or experience in the specialty area in
				  which they supervise student clinical experience for quality and safety. Prior
				  to supervision of students, the faculty providing supervision shall have
				  completed a clinical orientation to the site in which supervision is being
				  provided. Faculty members who supervise clinical practice by simulation shall
				  also demonstrate simulation knowledge and skills in that methodology and shall
				  engage in ongoing professional development in the use of simulation.
3. The program director and each member of
				  the nursing faculty shall maintain documentation of professional competence
				  through such activities as nursing practice, continuing education programs,
				  conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects, and
				  professional writing. Documentation of annual professional development shall be
				  maintained in employee files for the director and each faculty member until the
				  next survey visit and shall be available for board review.
4. For baccalaureate degree and prelicensure
				  graduate degree programs:
a. The program
				  director shall hold a doctoral degree with a graduate degree in
				  nursing.
b. Every member of the
				  nursing faculty shall hold a graduate degree; the majority of the faculty shall
				  have a graduate degree in nursing. Faculty members with a graduate degree with
				  a major other than in nursing shall have a baccalaureate degree with a major in
				  nursing.
5. For
				  associate degree and diploma programs:
a. The
				  program director shall hold a graduate degree with a major in
				  nursing.
b. The majority of the
				  members of the nursing faculty shall hold a graduate degree, preferably with a
				  major in nursing.
c. All members of
				  the nursing faculty shall hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree with a major
				  in nursing.
6. For
				  practical nursing programs:
a. The program
				  director shall hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.
b. The majority of the members of the nursing
				  faculty shall hold a baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in
				  nursing.