(a) Faculty shall be responsible and accountable for
managing clinical learning experiences of students.
(b) Faculty shall develop criteria for the selection
of affiliating agencies/clinical facilities or clinical practice settings
that address safety and the need for students to achieve the program
outcomes (goals) through advanced practice registered nursing.
(c) Faculty shall select and evaluate affiliating agencies/clinical
facilities or clinical practice settings that provide students with
opportunities to achieve the goals of the program.
(d) Written agreements between the program and the
affiliating agencies shall specify the responsibilities of the program
to the agency and the responsibilities of the agency to the program.
Such agreements shall be developed jointly with the affiliating agency,
reviewed periodically according to the policies of the program and
the affiliating agency, and include provisions for adequate notice
of termination.
(e) When clinical preceptorships are used in an advanced
practice registered nursing education program, the following conditions
shall be met:
(1) Written agreements between the program, clinical
preceptor and the affiliating agency/clinical facility, when applicable,
shall delineate the functions and responsibilities of the parties
involved.
(2) Criteria for selecting clinical preceptors shall
be developed in writing. Competent clinicians can be considered qualified
to be preceptors if they are:
(A) Licensed to practice as advanced practice registered
nurses, or
(B) Currently licensed health care professionals who
can provide supervision and teaching in clinical settings appropriate
for advanced practice registered nursing.
(3) Written clinical objectives shall be specified
and shared with the clinical preceptor prior to the experience.
(4) The designated faculty member shall be responsible
for the student's learning experiences and shall communicate regularly
with the clinical preceptor and student for the purpose of monitoring
and evaluating learning experiences. If site visits are not feasible,
communication and evaluation are managed by alternatives such as telephone,
written communications, or clinical simulations.
(f) The maximum number of students that one (1) advanced
practice registered nursing education program faculty member supervises
in a clinical course should not exceed six (6) students.
(1) If faculty are providing on-site clinical supervision
of students, the ratio should not exceed two (2) students to one (1)
faculty member during the clinical day.
(2) If faculty are providing on-site clinical supervision
of students while managing their own caseload of patients, the ratio
should not exceed one (1) student per faculty during the clinical
day.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §219.10 adopted to be effective September 13, 2001, 26 TexReg 6889; amended to be effective January 8, 2008, 33 TexReg 184; amended to be effective December 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 7894 |