S.D. Admin. R. 20:48:07:30.01

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

Section 20:48:07:30.01 - Advanced practice registered nurse education curriculum

The curriculum for programs preparing individuals for advanced practice nursing licensure and granting a graduate degree or certificate shall prepare the graduate to practice in the role of a nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, or clinical nurse specialist. The curriculum shall include evidence-based learning experiences and methods of instruction consistent with the written curriculum plan including:

(1) Three separate APRN graduate level courses in:

(a) Advanced physiology and pathophysiology, including general principles that apply across the lifespan;

(b) Advanced health assessment, which includes assessment of all human systems, advanced assessment techniques, concepts and approaches; and

(c) Advanced pharmacology, which includes pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics and pharmocotherapeutics of all broad categories of agents.

(2) Diagnosis and management of diseases across practice settings including diseases representative of all systems;

(3) Preparation that provides a basic understanding of the principles for decision making in the identified advanced practice nursing role;

(4) Preparation in the core competencies for the identified advanced practice nursing role;

(5) Preparation in specific competencies for the identified advanced practice nursing role and in one of the six population foci of practice: family/individual across the lifespan, adult-gerontology, neonatal, pediatrics, womens health/gender-related, or psychiatric/mental health;

(6) A program preparing a student for two population foci areas or combined advanced practice nursing roles shall include content and clinical experience in both roles and each of the population foci;

(7) A minimum of 500 supervised clinical hours including pharmacotherapeutics management of patients; and

(8) Provisions for the recognition of prior learning and advanced placements in the curriculum for students who hold a graduate degree in nursing and are seeking preparation in a different role and population focus. Students shall meet same outcome competencies for the desired role and population focus.

S.D. Admin. R. 20:48:07:30.01

45 SDR 009, effective 7/30/2018

General Authority: SDCL 36-9A-41.

Law Implemented: SDCL 36-9A-5, 36-9A-21.1.