ARSD 20:48:07:32. Clinical facilities and resources

The nursing education program and faculty must meet the following requirements for clinical facilities and resources: (1) Develop written criteria for clinical or practicum facility selection and utilization with consultation from the clinical agency; (2) Maintain and annually review all written agreements with clinical or practicum facilities; (3) Conduct an annual evaluation with the clinical agency for each clinical or practicum unit utilized to determine the appropriateness of its continued use for clinical experiences; (4) Utilize clinical or practicum facilities which: (a) Are approved by the applicable accreditation, evaluation, or licensing bodies; (b) Meet the nursing education program's criteria for facility selection and utilization as developed under subdivision (1) of this section; and (c) Have a utilization occupancy rate or census on the areas utilized by the program to assure student learning experiences are available for all students scheduled in the area of learning; (5) Supervise students in the clinical facilities; and (6) Maintain a faculty-to-student ratio in clinical facilities which does not exceed 1:8. The board shall consider the nature of the clinical experience in determining compliance with this requirement.