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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 26. Regulations for Nurse Aide Education Programs |
Section 50. Other program requirements
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A. Records.
1. Each nurse aide education program shall develop and maintain an individual record of major skills taught and the date of performance by the student. At the completion of the nurse aide education program, the program shall provide each nurse aide with a copy of this record and a certificate of completion from the program.
2. A record of the reports of graduates' performance on the approved competency evaluation program shall be maintained.
3. A record that documents the disposition of complaints against the program shall be maintained.
B. Student identification. The nurse aide students shall wear identification that clearly distinguishes them as a "nurse aide student."
C. Length of program.
1. The program shall be at least 120 clock hours in length.
2. The program shall provide for at least 24 hours of instruction prior to direct contact of a student with a nursing facility client.
3. Skills training in clinical settings shall be at least 40 hours of providing direct client care. Five of the clinical hours may be in a setting other than a nursing home. Hours of observation shall not be included in the required 40 hours of skills training.
4. Employment orientation to facilities used in the education program must not be included in the 120 hours allotted for the program.
D. Classroom facilities. The nurse aide education program shall provide facilities that meet federal and state requirements including:
1. Comfortable temperatures.
2. Clean and safe conditions.
3. Adequate lighting.
4. Adequate space to accommodate all students.
5. Instructional technology and equipment needed for simulating client care.
Historical Notes
Derived from Volume 30, Issue 10, eff. February 27, 2014.