La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3529

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

Section XLVII-3529 - Selection and Use of Clinical Facilities: Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education Degree Programs

A. Hospitals used for clinical experiences shall be licensed by the state of Louisiana and certified by the appropriately designated agency for Medicare/Medicaid. In addition, hospitals and other health care agencies should be accredited or approved by a recognized accrediting or approving agency as appropriate.

B. Board approval shall be secured using the clinical facility survey form at a minimum four weeks prior to the time an agency is utilized for student clinical experience.

C. Faculty shall plan for the student's learning experiences in cooperation with agency personnel.

D. Formal agreements between the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) and the agency shall be in writing, shall state rights and responsibilities of each party to include liability insurance coverage, shall contain a termination clause and shall be reviewed according to institution policy.

E. The facility shall have:

1. a written mission which gives direction to nursing care;

2. registered nurses to insure the safe care of patients and to serve as role models for students;

3. a sufficient number of patients/clients to provide learning experiences to meet the objectives of courses student learning outcomes;

4. an environment in which the student is recognized as a learner;

5. established standards for nursing care congruent with the board's legal standards for nursing care;

6. criteria for making patient assignments;

7. complete and current policy and procedure manuals available;

8. available evidence of nursing quality improvement programs;

9. clearly defined written personnel policies, including job descriptions for all categories of nursing personnel;

10. a planned orientation program for faculty and students;

11. means of communication between faculty and agency administrative personnel and between faculty of all undergraduate and graduate nursing education degree programs that use the agency;

12. evidence that the agency's personnel understand their relationship between faculty and students and that the responsibility for coordination is specifically identified; and

13. designated areas on, or in close proximity to clinical learning sites for faculty/student interactions.

F. The chief nurse administrator shall notify the board in writing when a clinical agency being used for students' clinical practice loses accreditation or approval status; loss of accreditation/approval shall mandate that students will not utilize the clinical agency for clinical experiences.

G. Advanced practice registered nursing students shall perform advanced practice nursing functions under the guidance of a qualified instructor or preceptor (as defined in LAC 46:XLVII.4505) as part of their program of study.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3529

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Nursing, LR 3:189 (April 1977), amended LR 10:1026 (December 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing LR 15:1080 (December 1989), LR 16:133 (February 1990), LR 19:1149 (September 1993), repromulgated LR 24:1293 (July 1998), amended LR 26:2791 (December 2000), repromulgated LR 27:852 (June 2001), amended LR 32:1240 (July 2006), Amended LR 42884 (6/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:918.