Nursing Education Roseann Colosimo, PhD, MSN, RN Education Consultant Nevada State Board of Nursing

Nursing Education Regulated by the Nevada State Board of Nursing This regulation is rare among other regulatory boards Examples

The Application Process for Schools of Nursing How to apply Submit a written application Meet with the Education Advisory Committee Obtain licensure with the Commission of Post Secondary Education How to obtain candidacy for provisional approval The Board reviews and approves the application How to obtain provisional approval Completion of a site survey How to obtain full approval Reach the required 80% G-4 NCLEX first time pass rate Receive NLNAC/CCNE accreditation

Nursing Education Has Changed “The longer away from nursing school better it was” So if you have been out for 40 years like me it was perfect!

Accelerated Programs Fast and faster Online homework More observational clinicals Hospital policies Lack of clinicals

QSEN-Quality and Safety in Nursing Education NSBN is working very hard to encourage schools to use as many of the QSEN tools as possible Preventing Catheter-Associated UTIs: Implementing a “Clinical Activity Template” to Incorporate EBP

Clinicals – Don’t Waste Time Eight students to one instructor Major myth - Excellent nurse automatically means an excellent clinical instructor Teaching skills for adult learners of various generations Organization Schools must develop

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Preceptors - Nevada Regulation NAC 632.675 (7)(8) (7) A program of nursing that uses the personnel of a clinical facility as preceptors to instruct the clinical experience of students must require: (a) Each preceptor to have clinical expertise and to have demonstrated competence in the specialty of the students whom he will instruct; (b) Each preceptor to be approved by the faculty of the program of nursing; (c) The faculty of the program of nursing to provide to each preceptor an orientation concerning the roles and responsibilities of students, members of the faculty and preceptors; and (d) The faculty of the program of nursing to develop written objectives and provide a copy of those objectives to each preceptor, before the preceptor begins his instruction of the students. (8) In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 6, a program of nursing that uses the personnel of a clinical facility as preceptors to instruct the clinical experience of students: (a) Must ensure that each preceptor is assigned to instruct not more than two students at the same time; (b) Must designate a member of the faculty to serve as a liaison between the preceptor and each student who participates in the clinical experience; (c) Must require that each preceptor be present in the clinical facility and available to the students at all times when the students provide nursing services to patients; and (d) May use a preceptor to reinforce basic nursing skills or to teach nursing skills which build on the basic nursing skills that the students have acquired.

Working Relationships The faculty member is responsible and must communicate with the preceptor

Dedicated Education Units Best of both worlds

Great Nursing Education in Nevada Communicate Report unsafe practices If you ask a school to leave, please inform NSBN Patient safety is always your first priority

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