Kan. Admin. Regs. § 60-17-104

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 49, December 5, 2024

Section 60-17-104 - Faculty and preceptor qualifications

(a) Each nurse faculty member shall be licensed as a registered professional nurse in Kansas.

(b) Each preceptor shall be licensed in the state in which the preceptor is currently practicing. Each preceptor shall complete a preceptor orientation that includes information about the pedagogical aspects of the student-preceptor relationship.

(c) For advanced nursing education programs in the role of nurse anesthesia, each nurse faculty member shall have the following academic preparation and experience:

(1) The nurse administrator who is responsible for the development and implementation of the advanced nursing education program shall have had experience in administration or teaching and shall have a graduate degree.

(2) Each nurse faculty member who is assigned the responsibility of a course shall hold a graduate degree.

(3) Each nurse faculty member responsible for clinical instruction shall possess a license as an advanced practice registered nurse and a graduate degree.

(d) For advanced nursing education programs in any role other than nurse anesthesia, each nurse faculty member shall have the following academic preparation and experience:

(1) The nurse administrator who is responsible for the development and implementation of the advanced nursing education program shall have had experience in administration or teaching and shall have a graduate degree in nursing.

(2) Each nurse faculty member who is assigned the responsibility of a course shall hold a graduate degree. Each person who is hired as a nurse faculty member shall have a graduate degree in nursing, except for any person whose graduate degree was conferred before July 1, 2005.

(3) Each nurse faculty member responsible for coordinating clinical instruction shall possess a license as an advanced practice registered nurse in the role for which clinical instruction is provided and shall have a graduate degree. Each person who is hired as a nurse faculty member shall have a graduate degree in nursing, except for any person whose graduate degree was conferred before July 1, 2005.

(4) Each preceptor or adjunct faculty shall be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse or shall be licensed as a physician in the state in which the individual is currently practicing. Each preceptor shall complete a preceptor orientation including information about the pedagogical aspects of the student-preceptor relationship.

(e) The nonnursing faculty of each advanced nursing education program shall have graduate degrees in the area of expertise.

(f) The nurse administrator of each advanced nursing education program shall submit to the board a faculty qualification report for each faculty member who is newly employed by the program.

Kan. Admin. Regs. § 60-17-104

Authorized by K.S.A. 65-1129 and K.S.A. 2010 Supp. 74-1106; implementing K.S.A. 65-1133, as amended by L. 2011, ch. 114, sec. 47; effective March 31, 2000; amended April 20, 2007; amended May 18, 2012.