Section R4-19-202. Resources, Facilities, Services, and Records

A.      The parent institution of a nursing program shall consider the size of the program including number of program faculty and number of program students and shall provide and maintain resources, services and facilities for the effective development and implementation of the program that are at a minimum:

1.        Equivalent to those provided by approved programs of equivalent size and type, or in the case of no equivalent program, scaled relative to an approved program;

2.        Comparable to those provided to other academic units of the parent institution; and

3.        Include the following:

a.         A private office for the nursing program administra- tor;

b.        Faculty offices that are conveniently located to pro- gram classrooms and secretarial support staff;

c.         If faculty offices are not private, the parent institu- tion shall provide dedicated space for private fac- ulty-student conferences that is:

i.         Conveniently located to faculty offices, and

ii.        Available whenever confidential student infor- mation is discussed.

d.        Space for secretarial support and a secure area for records and files, convenient to the nursing program faculty and administrator;

e.         Classrooms, laboratories, and conference rooms of the size and type needed with furnishings and equip- ment consistent with the educational purposes for which the facilities are used;

f.         Acoustics, lighting, ventilation, plumbing, heating and cooling in working order;

g.        Dedicated secretarial, laboratory and other support personnel available to meet the needs of the pro- gram;

h.        Access to a comprehensive, current, and relevant collection of educational materials and learning resources for faculty members and students;

i.         Access to supplies and equipment to simulate patient care that are:

i.         In working order,

ii.        Organized in a manner so that they are readily available to faculty,

iii.      Consistent with current clinical practices, and

iv.       Of sufficient quantity for the number of stu- dents enrolled,

j.         Current technology in working order to support teaching and learning. Institutions offering web- enhanced and distance education shall provide ongo- ing and effective technical, design and production support for faculty members and technical support services for students.

B.       A nursing program shall maintain current and accurate records of the following:

1.        Student records, including admission materials, courses taken, grades received, scores in any standardized tests taken, health and performance records, and health infor- mation submitted to meet program or clinical require- ments for a minimum of three years after the fiscal year of program completion for academic records and one year after program completion for health records;

2.        Faculty records, including Arizona professional nursing license number, evidence of fulfilling the requirements in R4-19-204, and performance evaluations for faculty employed by the parent institution for one or more years. Records shall be kept current during the period of employment and retained for a minimum of three years after termination of employment;

3.        Minutes of faculty and committee meetings for a mini- mum of three years;

4.        Reports from accrediting agencies and the Board for a minimum of 10 years;

5.        The statement of mission and goals, and curricular mate- rials consistent with the requirements of R4-19-206 for the current curriculum and, if the current curriculum is less than three years old, the previous curriculum; and

6.        Formal program complaints and grievances since the last site review with evidence of due process and resolution.

Historical Note

Former Section I, Part II; Former Section R4-19-12 repealed, new Section R4-19-12 adopted effective Febru- ary 20, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Former Section R4-19-12 repealed, new Section R4-19-12 adopted effective July 16, 1984 (Supp. 84-4). Former Section R4-19-12 renum- bered as Section R4-19-202 (Supp. 86-1). Section repealed; new Section adopted effective July 19, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R.

5349, effective November 8, 2001 (Supp. 01-4).

Amended by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 451, effective March 7, 2005 (05-1). Amended by final rulemaking at

19 A.A.R. 1419, effective July 6, 2013 (Supp. 13-2).