Virginia Administrative Code › Title 18 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING › Agency 90 - BOARD OF NURSING › Chapter 26 - REGULATIONS FOR NURSE AIDE EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 18VAC90-26-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Approval" means the process by which the board evaluates and
				  grants official recognition to a nurse aide education program.
"Board" means the Virginia Board of Nursing.
"Client" means a person receiving the services of a certified
				  nurse aide, to include a patient in a health care facility or at home or a
				  resident of a long-term care facility.
"Clinical setting" means a location in which clinical
				  practice occurs in a setting comparable to those in which the practice of a
				  nurse aide may occur.
"Committee" means the Education Special Conference Committee,
				  comprised of not less than two members of the board in accordance with §
				  2.2-4019 of the Code of Virginia.
"Conditional approval" means the time-limited status that
				  results when a board-approved nurse aide education program has failed to
				  maintain requirements as set forth in this chapter.
"Direct client care" means nurse aide care provided to
				  patients or clients in a clinical setting supervised by a qualified
				  instructor.
"Nurse aide education program" means a program designed to
				  prepare nurse aides for certification.
"Nursing facility" means a licensed nursing home or an entity
				  that is certified for Medicare or Medicaid long-term care reimbursement and
				  licensed or certified by the Virginia Department of Health.
"NNAAP" means National Nurse Aide Assessment Program.
"Primary instructor" means a registered nurse who is
				  responsible for teaching and evaluating the students enrolled in a nurse aide
				  education program.
"Program coordinator" means a registered nurse who is
				  administratively responsible and accountable for a nurse aide education
				  program.
"Program provider" means an entity that conducts a
				  board-approved nurse aide education program.
"Site visit" means a focused onsite review of the nurse aide
				  education program by board staff for the purpose of evaluating program
				  components, such as the physical location (skills lab, classrooms, learning
				  resources) for obtaining program approval, change of location, or verification
				  of noncompliance with this chapter or in response to a complaint.
"Survey visit" means a comprehensive onsite review of the
				  nurse aide education program by board staff for the purpose of granting
				  continued program approval. The survey visit includes the program's completion
				  of a self-evaluation report prior to the visit as well as a board staff review
				  of all program resources, including skills lab, classrooms, learning resources,
				  and clinical facilities, and other components to ensure compliance with this
				  chapter. Meetings with administration, instructional personnel, and students
				  will occur on an as-needed basis.
Statutory Authority: §§ 54.1-2400 and 54.1-3005
					 of the Code of Virginia.