Wyoming Administrative Code › Agency 054 - Nursing, Board of › Sub-Agency 0002 - General › Chapter 6 - STANDARDS FOR NURSING EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 6-4 - Programmatic Standards for Wyoming Nursing Education Programs

Current through July 13, 2024
(a) Curriculum.
(i) Overview. The curriculum for all programs
				shall enable the student to develop the nursing knowledge, skills, and
				abilities necessary for the level, scope, and standards of competent nursing
				practice expected at the level of licensure or recognition. The program shall
				revise its curriculum to maintain a program reflecting advances in health care
				and its delivery.
(ii) Principles.
				The curriculum, as defined by nursing education, professional, and practice
				standards, shall include:
(A) A sound
				foundation in biological, physical, social, and behavioral sciences;
(B) Integration of legal and ethical issues
				and professional responsibilities into didactic and clinical
				experiences;
(C) Learning
				experiences that promote the development of evidence based clinical judgment,
				skill in clinical management, and the professional commitment to collaborate in
				continuously improving the quality and safety of the healthcare system for
				patients;
(D) Evidence-based
				learning experiences and methods of instruction, including distance education
				methods if used, consistent with the written curriculum plan;
(E) Delivery of instruction consistent with
				the program curriculum plan, which enables students to meet the goals,
				competencies, and outcomes of the program; and
(F) Instruction on the Wyoming Nurse Practice
				Act and Administrative Rules which shall include:
(I) The mission and purpose of the Wyoming
				State Board of Nursing relative to licensure, discipline, practice, and nursing
				education program approval;
(II)
				Nurse licensure process in Wyoming including eligibility, temporary permits,
				renewal, continued competency, and inactive status;
(III) The purpose of the Nurse Licensure
				Compact (NLC) and requirements for a multi-state license;
(IV) The scope of practice for nurses and
				Certified Nurse Aides in Wyoming; and
(V) The process and potential reasons for
				disciplinary action.
(iii) Prelicensure Curriculum. The curriculum
				of prelicensure programs shall include didactic content and supervised clinical
				experience in the prevention of illness and the promotion, restoration, and
				maintenance of health in patients across the lifespan and from diverse
				cultural, ethnic, social, and economic backgrounds.
(iv) APRN Curriculum. The curriculum of the
				APRN nursing education program must prepare the graduate to practice in one of
				the four identified APRN roles, i.e., CRNA, CNM, CNS, or CNP, and at least one
				of the six population foci, i.e., family/individual across the lifespan,
				adult-gerontology, neonatal, pediatrics, women's health/gender-related, or
				psychiatric/mental health. The APRN curriculum shall include:
(A) Three separate graduate level courses
				(the APRN core) in:
(I) Advanced physiology
				and pathophysiology, including general principles that apply across the
				lifespan;
(II) Advanced health
				assessment, which includes assessment of all human systems, advanced assessment
				techniques, concepts, and approaches; and
(III) Advanced pharmacology which includes
				pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacotherapeutics of all broad
				categories of agents.
(B) Instruction in diagnosis and management
				of disorders across settings and body systems appropriate to the APRN focus;
				and
(C) Instruction in the
				principles for clinical decision-making in the identified role.
(v) APRN programs preparing for
				two population foci or combined nurse practitioner/clinical nurse specialist
				shall include content and clinical experience in both functional roles and
				population foci.
(vi) There shall
				be provisions for the recognition of prior learning and advanced placement in
				the curriculum for individuals who hold a graduate degree as an APRN and are
				seeking preparation in a different role or population focus. Post-masters
				nursing students shall complete the requirements of the APRN program through a
				formal graduate level certificate or degree in the desired role and population
				focus. Certificate students must meet the same APRN outcome competencies
				required of other students.