Section R. 338.10309 - Licensed practical nursing education program; curriculum; implementationRule 309.
(1) The director and faculty of a program of nursing education leading to licensure as a licensed practical nurse shall comply with all the following provisions: (a) Select courses and ensure teaching concepts on which the theory and practice of practical nursing are based. The basic principles of the natural and applied sciences that are fundamental to the theory and practice of practical nursing and that are applied in the planning and implementation of nursing care must be included.(b) Provide courses and clinical laboratory, skills laboratory, and simulation laboratory experiences in the care of individuals across diverse age groups, genders, races, and cultures, in medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetrical, acute and chronic mental illness, and geriatric nursing and provide supervised practice in the administration of medications. The elements of the nursing process and clinical judgment must be emphasized in all nursing courses. Clinical laboratory, skills laboratory, simulation laboratory, and clinical experience hours must be sufficient to meet the course and program outcomes of the curriculum.(c) Ensure that courses include content relating to all the following:(i) The legal scope of practice of a licensed practical nurse.(ii) The standards of conduct for members of the nursing profession and, in particular, a licensed practical nurse.(iii) Historical perspectives of nursing and current legal-ethical issues.(iv) Licensure requirements.(d) Select cooperating agencies that meet the requirements of R 338.10307(5), (6), and (8).(2) A licensed practical nursing education program may substitute up to 50% of clinical hours per specialty content area within a course with simulation laboratory experiences, except for pediatric and obstetric clinical hours. A licensed practical nursing education program may substitute up to 100% of pediatric and obstetric clinical hours with simulation laboratory. For simulation laboratory experiences, the board adopts by reference the standards of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning, as specified in the publication titled, "Standards of Best Practice: Simulation" 2021. The standards are available from the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning's website at http://www.inacsl.org at no cost. Copies of the standards are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the Board of Nursing, Bureau of Professional Licensing, Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, 611 West Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10309
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