S.C. Code Regs. 91-3 - Definition of Terms Applying to Nursing Programs
A. Initial approval: means the official
status granted to a newly established nursing program that shows evidence of
meeting the Board's legal and educational requirements, and continues in effect
until the results of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) for the
first graduating class are published and a survey has been completed.
B. Full approval: means the official status
granted to a nursing program that demonstrates continued compliance with the
Board's legal and educational requirements.
C. Conditional approval: means an official
status granted to a nursing program that fails to meet and/or maintain the
Board's legal and educational requirements.
D. Deficiency: means written notification
that an approved nursing program has failed to meet one or more of the Board's
Nursing Education Standards.
E.
Survey: means the process of evaluation of a nursing program that includes a
written self evaluation report submitted by the nursing program to the Board
and a site visit by the Board representative(s) to the nursing
program.
F. Parent Institution:
means the sponsoring institution authorized by the State of South Carolina to
confer educational credentials in nursing.
G. Survey Report: means the documentation of
findings from the self-evaluation study and site visit by the Board
representative(s).
H. Progress
Report: means documentation requested by the Board showing action taken toward
addressing a deficiency or recommendation, following a survey or annual
report.
I. Biennial Report: means
documentation of continued compliance with the Nursing Program Standards in a
format as prescribed by the Board.
J. Preceptor: means a registered nurse
employed by the clinical agency who meets the requirements as set forth in
R.91-11.C. (5).
K. Deficient NCLEX
pass rate: means an annual pass rate of first-time takers on the NCLEX that is
more than 5 percent below the annual national pass rate.
L. State of Origin means the state or
jurisdiction in this country or territory or dependency of the United States in
which the nursing program is located.
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