Section R4-19-204. Faculty; Personnel Policies; Qualifications and Duties

A.      A nursing program shall implement written personnel policies for didactic and clinical nursing faculty members including workload policies that at minimum conform to those for other faculty members of the parent institution and that are in accor- dance with accepted nursing educational standards or provide a written explanation of any differences not related to the requirements of this Article.

B.       A nursing program shall provide at a minimum the number of qualified faculty members necessary for compliance with the provisions of this Article and comparable to that provided by approved programs of equivalent size and program type, or, in the case of no equivalent program, a number scaled relative to an approved program.

C.      The parent institution of a nursing program shall ensure that at least one nursing faculty member is assigned to no more than ten students while students are directly or indirectly involved in the care of patients including precepted experiences.

D.      The faculty shall supervise all students in clinical areas in accordance with the acuity of the patient population, clinical objectives, demonstrated competencies of the student, and requirements established by the clinical agency.

E.       The parent institution of a nursing program shall ensure that every registered nursing program faculty member holds a cur- rent Arizona registered nurse license in good standing or multi-state privilege to practice in Arizona under A.R.S., Title 32, Chapter 15 and that every faculty member meets one of the following:

1.        If providing didactic instruction:

a.         At least two years of experience as a registered nurse providing direct patient care; and

b.        A graduate degree. The majority of the faculty mem- bers of a registered nursing program shall hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing. If the grad- uate degree is not in nursing, the faculty member shall hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing; or

2.        If providing clinical instruction, as defined in R4-19-101, only:

a.         The requirements for didactic faculty, or

b.        A baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing and at least three years of experience as a registered nurse providing direct patient care.

F.       The parent institution of a nursing program shall ensure that each practical nursing program faculty member holds a current Arizona registered nurse license in good standing or multi- state privilege to practice in Arizona under A.R.S., Title 32, Chapter 15 and that every faculty member meets the follow- ing:

1.        At least two years of experience as a registered nurse pro- viding direct patient care, and

2.        A minimum of a baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing.

G.      Under the leadership of the nursing program administrator, nursing program faculty members shall:

1.        Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise the program of learning including the curriculum and learning outcomes of the program;

2.        Develop, implement, evaluate and revise standards for the admission, progression, and graduation of students;

3.        Participate in advisement and guidance of students.

H.      Together with  the nursing program administrator,  develop, implement and evaluate written policies for faculty orienta- tion, continuous learning and evaluation.

Historical Note

Former Section I, Part IV; Former Section R4-19-14 repealed, new Section R4-19-14 adopted effective Febru- ary 20, 1980 (Supp. 80-1). Former Section R4-19-14 repealed, new Section R4-19-14 adopted effective July 16, 1984 (Supp. 84-4). Former Section R4-19-14 renum- bered as Section R4-19-204 (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).