Nursing Education Guidelines

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3.1 Program Development and Expansion and Closure
3.1.1.a	Proposal to Establish a New VN Educational Program Forms - New VN Program Forms in Word format
3.1.1.b	Proposal to Establish a New Diploma Nursing Education Program Forms - New Diploma, ADN, BSN, or MSN Program in Word Format
3.1.1.c	Proposal to Establish a New ADN, BSN, or MSN Program
3.1.1.e	Proposal to Establish a New APN Educational Program Forms - Application for Approval of New Nursing Educational Program in Word Format
3.1.1.f	Process for Approval of Program Outside Texas Jurisdiction to Conduct Clinicals in Texas Forms - Approval of Program Outside Texas Jurisdiction to Conduct Clinicals in Texas in Word Format
3.1.2.a	Initiating, or Reactivating an Extension Nursing Education Program Forms - Initiating or Reactivating an Extension Program in Word Format
3.1.2.b	Consolidation of Vocational Nursing Educational Extension Programs
3.1.3.a	Transfer of Administrative Control - VN or RN Education Program Forms - Transfer of Administrative Control - VN or RN Education Program in Word Format
3.1.4.a	Transfer of Administrative Control - APN Education Program
3.1.5.a	Closing a Nursing Education Program Forms - Closing a Nursing Education Program in Word Format

3.2 Approval
3.2.1.a	Writing a Self-Study Report
3.2.2.a	Criteria and Schedule for Progress Reports
3.2.3.a	Criteria for Conducting Survey Visits
3.2.4.a	Nursing Educational Programs Accredited by NLNAC and-or CCNE

3.3 Philosophy/Mission and Objective/Outcomes

3.4 Administration and Organization
3.4.1.a	Approval Process for New Dean, Director or Coordinator Forms - Approval Process for New Dean, Director or Coordinator in Word Format
3.4.1.b	Dean-Director-Coordinator Role and Responsibilities
3.4.1.c	Approval Process for Waiver of a New Dean, Director or Coordinator Required Qualifications Forms - Waiver of a New Dean, Director or Coordinator Required Qualifications in Word Format

3.5 Faculty
3.5.1.a	Process for Waiving Board's Requirements for Prospective Faculty Forms - Faculty Waiver
3.5.2.a	Faculty Policies
3.5.3.a	Utilization of Licensed Vocational Nurses as Faculty

3.6 Students
3.6.1.a	Criteria for Determining Student Enrollment

3.7 Program of Study
3.7.1.a	Proposals for Curriculum Changes Forms - Major Curriculum Changes in Word Format
3.7.2.a	Ratio of Clinical/Laboratory Hours to Classroom Hours in Pre-licensure Pofessional Nursing Education Programs
3.7.3.a	Student Evaluation Methods and Tools
3.7.4.a	Using Standardized Examinations

3.8 Clinical Learning Experiences
3.8.1.a	Selection of Clinical Affiliate Agencies
3.8.2.a	Ratio of Faculty to Students in Clinical Learning Experiences
3.8.3.a	Precepted Clinical Learning Experiences
3.8.4.a	Utilizing Clinical Teaching Assistants and Skills Lab Instructors

3.9 Facilities, Resources and Services

3.10 Records and Reports

3.11 Total Program Evaluation
3.11.1.a	Total Program Evaluation

3.12 Miscellaneous
3.12.1.a	Reeducation of Candidates Who Fail to be Licensed within Four Years of Graduation
3.12.2.a	Cross Index of Nursing Education Guidelines to Rules
3.12.3.a	Submission and Estimated Review Time Frames