Nursing Nursing EducationEducation

Roseann Colosimo, PhD, MSN, RNEducation Consultant

Nevada State Board of Nursing

Nursing Education Nursing Education

Regulated by the Nevada State Board of

Nursing

This regulation is rare among other

regulatory boards

Examples

The Application Process for The Application Process for SchoolsSchools

of Nursing of NursingHow to apply ◦ Submit a written application◦ Meet with the Education Advisory Committee◦ Obtain licensure with the Commission of Post

Secondary EducationHow 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 Nursing Education Has ChangedChanged

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

Accelerated ProgramsAccelerated Programs

Fast and fasterOnline homeworkMore observational clinicals

oHospital policiesoLack of clinicals

QSEN-Quality and Safety in QSEN-Quality and Safety in Nursing EducationNursing 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 Clinicals – Don’t Waste TimeTime

Eight students to one instructorMajor myth - Excellent nurse

automatically means an excellent clinical instructor

Teaching skills for adult learners of various generations

Organization Schools must develop

Speak directly and solve problems

Preceptors - Nevada Preceptors - Nevada Regulation Regulation

NAC 632.675 (7)(8)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 RelationshipsWorking Relationships

The faculty member is responsible and must communicate with the preceptor

Dedicated Education UnitsDedicated Education Units

Best of both worlds

Great Nursing Education in Great Nursing Education in NevadaNevadaCommunicateReport unsafe practices If you ask a school to leave,

please inform NSBNPatient safety is always your first

priority

Roseann Colosimo, PhD, MSN Roseann Colosimo, PhD, MSN RN RN

Education Consultant Education Consultant

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