Current through June 11, 2024
Section 632.690 - Requirements for instruction; records of evaluation of curriculum1. A program of nursing which educates practical nurses must include instruction in the following areas of nursing: (a) Care provided to persons who require medical and surgical care;(b) Evidence-based patient safety; (d) Maternal and child health;(f) Patient care in community settings.2. A program of nursing which educates registered nurses must include instruction relating to:(a) Basic principles of biology, microbiology, psychology, sociology, mathematics and therapeutic communication;(b) The theory and practice of nursing, including, without limitation, the attainment, intervention and maintenance of physical and mental health and the prevention of illness across the life span of patients, in a variety of clinical settings, and must include, without limitation, instruction in evidence-based nursing practice and technological skills commensurate with safely delivering patient care;(c) Professional values, boundaries and ethics, including, without limitation, the appropriate use of social media;(d) The maintenance of physical and mental health in patients of diverse cultures, ethnicities and social and economic backgrounds;(e) The provisions of this chapter and chapter 632 of NRS; and(f) The role of regulation and accreditation in the provision of health care and patient safety.3. Courses relating to theory and clinical experience must: (a) Be taught in a concurrent or sequential manner; and (b) Include, without limitation, principles relating to national patient safety standards and bioethics.4. The administrator of a program of nursing shall prepare and maintain records of the evaluation of the curriculum by members of the faculty and students enrolled in the program.Nev. Admin. Code § 632.690
Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing, eff. 9-17-90; A by R091-04, 8-13-2004; R063-08, 9-18-2008; R112-11, 2-15-2012; A by R090-15, eff. 4/4/2016NRS 632.120, 632.430, 632.440