S.D. Admin. R. 20:48:07:26

Current through Register Vol. 50, page 159, June 17, 2024

Section 20:48:07:26 - Qualifications of faculty in registered nurse programs

Nursing faculty members who teach in a program leading to licensure as a registered nurse must have the following qualifications:

(1) An active, unencumbered license or a privilege to practice as a registered nurse in South Dakota;

(2) A minimum of a graduate degree in nursing. However, adjunct clinical faculty employed solely to supervise clinical nursing experience are exempt from the graduate degree requirement;

(3) For newly appointed faculty a minimum of one year of clinical experience in the area or areas of teaching responsibility;

(4) A combination of education and experience relevant to the assigned area of teaching responsibility; and

(5) For interdisciplinary faculty who teach non-clinical nursing courses, academic preparation appropriate to those areas of content.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:48:07:26

3 SDR 35, effective 11/11/1976; 9 SDR 151, effective 5/30/1983; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective 7/1/1986; transferred from; 45 SDR 009, effective 7/30/2018

General Authority: SDCL 36-9-21(8).

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-9-58, 36-9-2, 36-9-3(12).