Minn. R. agency 159, ch. 6301, pt. 6301.0100
For the purpose of parts 6301.0100 to 6301.2410, the following terms have the meanings given them.
"Advanced standing" means academic credit granted a licensed practical nurse in recognition of prior nursing education and nursing experience.
"Approval" means authority granted by the board for a controlling body to offer a program designed to prepare students to meet the nursing education requirements for licensure as practical , professional, or advanced practice nurses in Minnesota.
"Board" means the Board of Nursing.
"Board review panel" means the group convened under Minnesota Statutes, section 214.10, to review investigations of alleged noncompliance with rules.
"Clinical setting" means the place where, or through which, faculty and students have access to one or more patients. Simulated clinical learning activities controlled by the faculty do not meet this definition.
A foreign accrediting organization is a "comparable organization" under this chapter if it only accredits those programs that meet or exceed the performance standards for nursing education programs in part 6301.2330. A foreign accrediting organization that accredits programs that do not meet such standards is not a comparable organization.
"Competence" means the application of knowledge, ethics, and the interpersonal, decision-making, and psychomotor skills expected for the practice role, within the regulatory context of public health, safety, and welfare.
"Controlling body" means a school or organization falling within the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, sections 148.171 to 148.285 and meeting the requirements of part 6301.2340, subpart 1.
"Director" means the registered professional nurse responsible for developing a proposed program or for implementing a program. This title is used regardless of the official title given to the person by the controlling body.
"Faculty" means the director and other individuals designated by the controlling body as having ongoing responsibility for teaching or evaluating student learning in the program.
"High-fidelity simulation" means a simulation conducted with computerized patient mannequins, virtual reality, or standardized patients and designed to provide a high level of interactivity and realism.
"Lead faculty" means the advanced practice registered nurse responsible for providing direct oversight for the advanced practice program in a role and population focus.
"Learning activities" means the experiences designed by faculty to meet the outcomes of the program including basic standards for competence.
"Nursing personnel" means those nurses and unlicensed assistive personnel, exclusive of nursing students, who provide care to patients.
"Patient" means a person or group of persons of any age, including a pregnant person and a fetus, who is receiving or needs to receive care from a nurse.
"Practical program" means a program designed to prepare students for licensure as practical nurses.
"Professional program" means a program designed to prepare students for licensure as registered nurses.
"Advanced practice program" means a graduate program or postgraduate program designed to prepare students for licensure as advanced practice registered nurses.
"Population focus" means the categories of population foci, as defined in Minnesota Statutes, section 148.171, subdivision 12b.
"Program" means a course of study offered by a controlling body that prepares students to practice practical nursing , professional nursing, or advanced practice nursing.
"Safety" means a condition resulting from nursing actions that include the skill and judgment necessary to protect against physical or psychosocial hurt, injury, loss, danger, or risk of harm.
"Simulation" means a learning activity that replicates a patient situation using a planned course of events and applies evidence-based best practices in nursing education to improve or validate competence.
"Survey" means collecting and analyzing information to assess compliance with rules. Information may be collected by several methods, including review of written reports and materials, on-site observation and review of materials, or in-person or telephone interviews and conferences.
Minn. R. agency 159, ch. 6301, pt. 6301.0100
Statutory Authority: MS s 148.191; 148.251; 148.292; 148.296