La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-703

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024

Section XLVII-703 - Initial Requirements

A. Programs in practical nursing shall be established in an educational institution that meets the requirements of the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.

B. An institution shall provide appropriate and adequate facilities for a practical nursing department to include:

1. classroom;

2. laboratory;

3. office;

4. library.

C. Classrooms, laboratories, teaching equipment and supplies shall be adequate to meet the needs of the program.

D. Offices shall be of sufficient size and number to provide for uninterrupted work and to insure privacy for conferences with students and staff. There shall be adequate space for clerical staff, student/faculty files and other essential equipment.

E. A library readily accessible to students and faculty shall provide current reference books and periodicals.

F. An institution shall have sufficient funds available to employ qualified persons and to maintain adequate equipment and supplies.

G. The institution shall insure adequate financial support, facilities and leadership which will provide an appropriate educational environment for students and faculty.

H. An organizational chart shall be developed to depict the relationship of the practical nursing programs, institutions and agencies where applicable.

I. An institution shall present the proposed curriculum to be utilized for the program which must meet board approval.

J. An institution shall have executed contract/contracts with cooperating agencies for the use of agency facilities for a program of practical nursing, and the cooperating agency shall have appropriate accreditation and shall be approved by the board.

K. Cooperating agencies shall meet the following requirements.

1. Hospitals providing one or more of the major clinical nursing fields shall be accredited by an appropriate accrediting body.

2. Nursing homes shall be licensed by the Department of Health and Hospitals.

3. Other facilities shall be approved by proper authorities or by the board.

4. Contractual agreements shall be executed between the program and cooperating agencies specifying their respective responsibilities, conditions or reservations including provisions for revising or terminating the contract.

5. All contracts and agreements shall be current.

6. The hospital administrator, directors of nursing service and others responsible for patient care shall be aware of the objectives of the practical nursing program and shall participate in the furthering of such objectives in so far as is consistent with the objectives of the hospital staff.

7. Where there is a single cooperating agency to be used for clinical practice, the hospital shall maintain an average daily census which will permit selected student assignments in the basic areas of nursing.

8. Prior to student assignment to the practice area, a consultation between the administrative agency of the hospital and the program shall be held. It shall include information pertaining to:

a. student skill level;

b. specific details relating to day, hours and areas of practice, uniforms, student medical evaluations, liability insurance, and hospitalization;

c. delineation of classroom and or conference area available to students and instructors;

d. provision for periodic conferences between nursing service personnel and instructors to discuss student assignments and evaluations.

9. All students assigned to clinical practice areas shall be supervised by an instructor within the required ratio.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-703

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, LR 3:194 (April 1977), amended LR 10:337 (April 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, LR 14:708 (October 1988), LR 18:1126 (October 1992), repromulgated LR 18:1260 (November 1992), amended LR 26:2617 (November 2000).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:969 and 37:976 as amended Act 642, 1990.