Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 410-9-.07 - Nursing Faculty
(1) Number of Nursing Faculty. An adequate
number of nurse faculty members, as necessary for quality education, must be
employed to carry out the nursing education program's purpose and objectives.
(a) Such an adequate number shall be
reasonably proportionate to the:
1.Number of
students enrolled;
2.Frequency of
admissions;
3.Education and
experience of faculty members;
4.Number and location of affiliating clinical
facilities; and
5.Total
responsibilities of the faculty.
(b) The availability of faculty for directing
and critiquing students during clinical learning activities shall be based upon
criteria which ensures the safety of patients/clients; AND
1.Shall be documented in writing at a ratio
of NOT more than ten (10) students per one (1) instructor.
2.The sponsoring agency shall consider a
lower ratio when clinical space, patient acuity and patient census are
insufficient to accommodate the ten (10) to one (1) ratio.
(c) The majority of nursing faculty shall be
full time employees of the sponsoring agency.
(2) Qualifications for Employment.
(a) The nursing education program director
and all nursing faculty members:
1.Shall hold
a current Georgia license in good standing from the initial date of employment
as a registered professional nurse.
2.Shall have had a minimum of three (3) years
of practice as a licensed registered nurse within the preceding seven (7)
years.
(b) In addition
to the qualifications set forth in subsection (a) above, the director of a
nursing education program shall have at least a baccalaureate degree in nursing
and one (1) year of teaching experience in a nursing education program,
(included in the required three (3) years of nursing practice).
(c) The program director and each member of
the nursing faculty shall maintain professional competence through such
activities as continuing education programs, nursing practice, and/or academic
study courses, and shall submit documentation of these activities in writing
annually to the Board in the program's Annual Report, or Practical Nursing
Program's Self-Study Report.
(d)
The sponsoring agency shall submit evidence that all faculty members meet
minimum requirements of the Board pursuant to Rule
410-9-.07. A Nursing Faculty
Qualification Record and a copy of the current Georgia Registered Nurse license
must be submitted to the Board within one (1) month of the faculty member's
employment.
(3) Faculty
Functions.
(a) The nursing education program
director shall supervise all nursing faculty, shall be the administrative
coordinator for the program, and shall be the direct communicator with the
Board.
(b) The nursing faculty
shall participate in the development, implementation, instruction, evaluation,
and revision of the entire nursing education program. The faculty shall:
1.Seek recommendations from the practical
nursing program's advisory committee for establishing policies for the
recruitment, selection, admission, progression, dismissal, and counseling of
students.
2.Develop and evaluate
the theoretical and clinical learning activities of the program.
3.Direct and supervise student learning in
the classroom and clinical areas.
4.Participate in the counseling and guidance
of students related to the course of instruction.
5.Establish a system to maintain essential
records that will be used to evaluate a student's progress.
6.Interpret changing practices in the
utilization of the graduate practical nurse and adjust the educational program
to accommodate these changes.
7.Develop short and long range plans for
strengthening the program based upon the feedback obtained from the program's
evaluations.
8.Be readily available
for consultation with clinical preceptors and students during preceptorial
learning experiences.
(4) Faculty Organization.
(a) The nursing faculty shall hold regular
(at least monthly) nursing faculty conferences to discuss the nursing education
program and maintain nursing faculty meeting minutes as a written record of
discussions and decisions.
(b)
Policies in effect for nursing faculty shall be consistent with those in effect
for all faculty employed by the sponsoring agency.
(c) There shall be a written school policy
for the selection, orientation, and utilization of full time and part time
nursing faculty.
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