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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 90. Board of Nursing |
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Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Nursing |
Section 90. Faculty
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A. Qualifications for all faculty.
1. Every member of the nursing faculty, including the program director, shall hold a current license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice nursing in Virginia as a registered nurse without any disciplinary action that currently restricts practice and have had at least two years of direct client care experience as a registered nurse prior to employment by the program. Persons providing instruction in topics other than nursing shall not be required to hold a license as a registered nurse.
2. Every member of a nursing faculty supervising the clinical practice of students shall meet the licensure requirements of the jurisdiction in which that practice occurs. Faculty shall provide evidence of education or experience in the specialty area in which they supervise students' clinical experience for quality and safety. Prior to supervision of students, the faculty providing supervision shall have completed a clinical orientation to the site in which supervision is being provided.
3. The program director and each member of the nursing faculty shall maintain documentation of professional competence through such activities as nursing practice, continuing education programs, conferences, workshops, seminars, academic courses, research projects and professional writing. Documentation of annual professional development shall be maintained in employee files for the director and each faculty member until the next survey visit and shall be available for board review.
4. For baccalaureate degree and prelicensure graduate degree programs:
a. The program director shall hold a doctoral degree with a graduate degree in nursing.
b. Every member of the nursing faculty shall hold a graduate degree; the majority of the faculty shall have a graduate degree in nursing. Faculty members with a graduate degree with a major other than in nursing shall have a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.
5. For associate degree and diploma programs:
a. The program director shall hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing.
b. The majority of the members of the nursing faculty shall hold a graduate degree, preferably with a major in nursing.
c. All members of the nursing faculty shall hold a baccalaureate or graduate degree with a major in nursing.
6. For practical nursing programs:
a. The program director shall hold a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.
b. The majority of the members of the nursing faculty shall hold a baccalaureate degree, preferably with a major in nursing.
B. Number of faculty.
1. The number of faculty shall be sufficient to prepare the students to achieve the objectives of the educational program and to ensure safety for clients to whom students provide care.
2. When students are giving direct care to clients, the ratio of students to faculty shall not exceed 10 students to one faculty member, and the faculty shall be on site solely to supervise students.
3. When preceptors are utilized for specified learning experiences in clinical settings, the faculty member may supervise up to 15 students.
C. Functions. The principal functions of the faculty shall be to:
1. Develop, implement and evaluate the philosophy and objectives of the nursing education program;
2. Design, implement, teach, evaluate and revise the curriculum. Faculty shall provide evidence of education and experience necessary to indicate that they are competent to teach a given course;
3. Develop and evaluate student admission, progression, retention and graduation policies within the framework of the controlling institution;
4. Participate in academic advisement and counseling of students in accordance with FERPA requirements;
5. Provide opportunities for and evidence of student and graduate evaluation of curriculum and teaching and program effectiveness; and
6. Document actions taken in faculty and committee meetings using a systematic plan of evaluation for total program review.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR 495-01-1 § 2.6, eff. April 15, 1985; amended, Volume 03, Issue 19, eff. July 22, 1987; Volume 05, Issue 05, eff. January 4, 1989; Volume 06, Issue 09, eff. March 1, 1990; Volume 06, Issue 17, eff. June 20, 1990; Volume 07, Issue 06, eff. January 16, 1991; Volume 07, Issue 24, eff. September 25, 1991; Volume 08, Issue 12, eff. April 10, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 07, eff. January 27, 1994; Volume 11, Issue 19, eff. July 12, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 03, eff. December 3, 1998; Volume 24, Issue 13, eff. April 2, 2008; Volume 32, Issue 04, eff. November 18, 2015.