| (C) Course Objectives/Outcomes--expected student outcomes
upon successful completion of specific course content serving as a
mechanism for the evaluation of student progression.
(31) Observation experience--a clinical learning experience
where a student is assigned to follow a health care professional in
a facility or unit and to observe activities within the facility/unit
and/or the role of nursing within the facility/unit, but where the
student does not participate in hands-on patient/client care.
(32) Pass rate--the percentage of first-time candidates
within the examination year, as that term is defined in paragraph
(19) of this section, who pass the National Council Licensure Examination
for Vocational Nurses (NCLEX-PN®).
(33) Philosophy/Mission--statement of concepts expressing
fundamental values and beliefs as they apply to nursing education
and practice and upon which the curriculum is based.
(34) Program of study--the courses and learning experiences
that constitute the requirements for completion of a vocational nursing
education program.
(35) Recommendation--a specific suggestion based upon
program assessment that is indirectly related to the rules to which
the program must respond but in a method of their choosing.
(36) Requirement--mandatory criterion based on program
assessment that is directly related to the rules that must be addressed
in the manner prescribed.
(37) Shall--denotes mandatory requirements.
(38) Simulation--activities that mimic the reality
of a clinical environment and are designed to demonstrate procedures,
decision-making, and critical thinking. A simulation may be very detailed
and closely imitate reality, or it can be a grouping of components
that are combined to provide some semblance of reality. Components
of simulated clinical experiences include providing a scenario where
the nursing student can engage in a realistic patient situation guided
by trained faculty and followed by a debriefing and evaluation of
student performance. Simulation provides a teaching strategy to prepare
nursing students for safe, competent, hands-on practice.
(39) Staff--employees of the Texas Board of Nursing.
(40) Supervision--immediate availability of a faculty
member or clinical preceptor to coordinate, direct, and observe first-hand
the practice of students.
(41) Survey visit--a virtual or on-site visit to a
vocational nursing education program by a Board representative. The
purpose of the visit is to evaluate the program of study by gathering
data to determine whether the program is in compliance with Board
requirements. A visit to a program with an approval status other than
full approval focuses on examining factors that may have contributed
to the changed approval status and implementation of corrective measures.
(42) Systematic approach--the organized nursing process
approach that provides individualized, goal-directed nursing care
whereby the licensed vocational nurse role engages in:
(A) collecting data and performing focused nursing
assessments of the health status of an individual;
(B) participating in the planning of the nursing care
needs of an individual based upon analyzing patient cues;
(C) participating in the development and modification
of the nursing care plan based on the vocational nurse's nursing clinical
judgment;
(D) participating in health teaching and counseling
to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of an individual;
and
(E) assisting in the evaluation of an individual's
response to a nursing intervention and the identification of an individual's
needs.
(43) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB)--the
state agency described in Texas Education Code, Title 3, Subtitle
B, Chapter 61.
(44) Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)--the state agency
described in Texas Labor Code, Title 4, Subtitle B, Chapter 301.
(45) Vocational nursing education program--an educational
unit within the structure of a school, including a college, university,
or career school or college or a hospital or military setting that
provides a program of nursing study preparing graduates who are competent
to practice safely and who are eligible to take the NCLEX-PN®
examination.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §214.2 adopted to be effective February 13, 2005, 30 TexReg 545; amended to be effective July 10, 2005, 30 TexReg 3996; amended to be effective February 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 1326; amended to be effective October 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 8501; amended to be effective December 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 11662; amended to be effective October 21, 2012, 37 TexReg 8294; amended to be effective August 9, 2018, 43 TexReg 5072; amended to be effective November 30, 2023, 48 TexReg 6906 |
