Section 1000-01-.07 - SCHOOLS - FACULTY(1) Composition - This rule sets the minimum standards for all professional nursing programs in Tennessee. The faculty is the group which formulates and implements the educational policies for the school according to the powers delegated to it by the controlling board of the institution. The faculty shall include a stable nucleus of well qualified persons whose responsibilities are centered in the school and who have time to devote to the work of the school. The director is the person responsible for the day to day management of the program and shall be employed full-time to devote to the work of the school.(2) Number - Each school shall have faculty members who are employed full-time for school purposes. Each school shall also have a director who is employed full-time for school administrative purposes. For the purpose of this rule, "full-time" director is defined as the devotion of eighty percent (80%) of employment time devoted to school administrative duties. (a) There shall be provision for instructional staff in all areas of the curriculum.(b) Courses in which the content is primarily nursing shall be the responsibility of professional nurses.(c) The number of faculty are adequate to meet the purposes and objectives of the program. The clinical ratio (faculty: student) support the standards for quality teaching and patient safety.(3) Qualifications. - Faculty members shall be qualified by academic preparation and experience. (a) Professional requirements: 1. Current license as a professional nurse in the State of Tennessee.2. Ethical and personal standards as described in ''The Code For Professional Nurses.''(b) Educational and experience requirements: 1. Director: (i) Education: Master's Degree with a major in nursing from an accredited college or university, including or supplemented by courses in a program of studies in preparations for the responsibilities inherent in the position.(ii) Experience: Three years experience in full-time teaching and/or administrative positions in an approved school of professional nursing.2. Teachers: There shall be at least one instructor with advanced preparation in each clinical and major teaching area who is primarily responsible for the theory and clinical nursing practice. (i) Education: A Master's Degree in nursing from an accredited college or university is recommended.(ii) Experience: The nursing instructor should have sufficient nursing experience to demonstrate professional competence.(iii) If a less qualified teacher is employed because a qualified candidate is not available, he shall function as an assistant under the direct guidance of a faculty member fully qualified in the specific clinical area.(4) Reserved for Future Use.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1000-01-.07
Original rule certified May 10, 1974. Amendment filed January 31, 1985; effective March 2, 1985. Amendment filed February 21, 1996; effective May 6, 1996. Amendment filed March 21, 2005; effective June 4, 2005.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-7-117, 63-7-118, 63-7-119, and 63-7-207.