West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 19 - Registered Nurses, WV Board of › Title 19 - PROCEDURAL RULES WEST VIRGINIA BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL NURSES › Series 19-01 - Policies, Standards and Criteria for the Evaluation, Approval and National Nursing Accreditation of Prelicensure Nursing Education Programs › Section 19-1-2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
These words and terms mean the following:
2.1. "Accredited college, department or
				school of nursing" means a college, department or school nursing education
				program which has Board Approval, or is accredited by a national nursing
				accreditor recognized by the United States Department of Education and
				therefore has Board Approval and meets the requirements of W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1 et seq, this rule, and any
				other applicable laws and rules. For purposes of considering applications for
				licensure, the Board recognizes nursing education programs accredited by a
				national nursing accreditor recognized by the United States Department of
				Education or approved by a comparable Board or other recognized authority in
				another jurisdiction. All nursing education programs shall provide evidence of
				current accreditation by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by
				the United States Department of Education by July 1, 2022 and a program created
				after July 1, 2018 shall have 5 years after full Board approval to obtain this
				accreditation.
2.2. "Administrator
				employment time" means the devotion of 80% time to school administrative
				duties. The administrator of the nursing program's teaching responsibilities is
				not to exceed 6 academic semester credits per year, no more than 3 academic
				credits per semester. Administrators may teach more semester credits per year
				and per semester if they request to do so.
2.3. "Associate degree program in nursing"
				means a program conducted by a college or university that leads to an associate
				degree with a major in nursing.
2.4. "Baccalaureate degree program in
				nursing" means a program conducted by a college or university and leads to a
				baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.
2.5. "Board" means the West Virginia board of
				examiners for registered professional nurses.
2.6. "Board approved" means a nursing program
				that meets the requirements of W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1 et seq, this rule, and any
				other applicable laws and rules. For purposes of considering applications for
				licensure, the Board may recognize nursing education programs approved by a
				comparable Board or other recognized authority in another jurisdiction.
				Programs accredited by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the
				United States Department of Education are considered Board approved and exempt
				from rules related to Board approval.
2.7. "Clinical Preceptor" means a registered
				professional nurse in good standing in the state in which he or she is
				providing the preceptorship with education preparation at or above the level
				for which the student is preparing; who may serve as a teacher, mentor, role
				model or supervisor in a clinical setting, shall possess competencies related
				to the area of assigned clinical teaching responsibilities and has a minimum of
				1 year of experience as a registered professional nurse providing direct
				patient care during the 5 years immediately preceding the date of the written
				agreement.
2.8. "College",
				"Department" or "School" mean a nursing education unit charged with
				responsibility to prepare its graduates for practice as registered professional
				nurses, qualified to meet licensing requirements in West Virginia. This nursing
				education unit may have multiple programs and may be structured in a
				university, college, or hospital.
2.9. "Continuing Board Approval" means
				continuation of board approval of a nursing education program because the
				program meets the requirements of W. Va. Code §
									30-7-1 et seq, of this rule, any
				other applicable laws and rules and when applicable, has current accreditation
				by a national nursing accrediting agency recognized by the United States
				Department of.
2.10. "Curriculum"
				means a planned nursing educational experience based on the philosophy,
				mission, goals and outcomes of the nursing education program. The curriculum
				will include clinical assignments to meet the objectives of each nursing
				course.
2.11. "Diploma program"
				means a program which is usually, but not necessarily, conducted by a hospital
				and leads to a diploma in nursing.
2.12. "Distance education" means a formal
				educational process in which the majority of the instruction in a
				course/program occurs when instructors and students are not physically in the
				same location. The educational process may use various methodologies for
				communication, instruction, and evaluation.
2.13. "Generic Masters degree program" means
				a program conducted by a university and leads to a masters degree in nursing
				for individuals preparing for initial licensure as a registered professional
				nurse.
2.14. "Governing
				organization" means the university, college, or other organization of which the
				nursing education unit is an integral part.
2.15. "Graduation" means the candidate has
				satisfied all requirements of the college, department or school of nursing
				granting the diploma or degree.
2.16. "New program" means any education
				program planning to prepare individuals for initial licensure that has not been
				Board approved and has not received a unique NCLEX-RN program code by the
				Board.
2.17. "Online Program
				Manager" means any entity that provides services to assist programs with the
				conversion or development of its curriculum to a distance education modality or
				that provides services to deliver the curriculum via distance education. OPM
				services could include, but are not limited to: student recruitment and
				enrollment, student and graduate retention, curriculum development, course
				design, course delivery or instruction, student placement for educational
				purposes, or any program administrative function required to be administered by
				the nursing administrator or its faculty under 19CSR1.
2.18. "Part-time faculty" means faculty
				employed by the nursing education program in a position with fewer hours than
				the organization's definition of full-time faculty status.
2.19. "Prelicensure Nursing Education
				Standards" means a standard prescribed by the Board for educational programs
				preparing persons for licensure to practice registered professional
				nursing.
2.20. "Provisionally
				approved college, department or school of nursing" means a college, department
				or school of nursing which has not been in operation long enough to qualify for
				full approval, or one which fails to meet the requirements of the law and of
				the Board, and has received notification of its deficiencies.
2.21 "Recommendations" means suggestions for
				the guidance of colleges, departments or schools of nursing in the development
				of their programs.
2.22.
				"Requirements" means mandatory conditions which a college, department or school
				of nursing must meet in order to be approved.
2.23. "Visit" means the on-site evaluation
				occurring as part of the ongoing approval process of the nursing education
				unit.