§ 1426. Required Curriculum.
16 CA ADC § 1426Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
16 CCR § 1426
§ 1426. Required Curriculum.
(b) The curriculum shall reflect a unifying theme, which includes the nursing process as defined by the faculty, and shall be designed so that a student who completes the program will have the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to function in accordance with the registered nurse scope of practice as defined in code section 2725, and to meet minimum competency standards of a registered nurse.
(d) Theory and clinical practice shall be concurrent in the following nursing areas: geriatrics, medical-surgical, mental health/psychiatric nursing, obstetrics, and pediatrics. Instructional outcomes will focus on delivering safe, therapeutic, effective, patient-centered care; practicing evidence-based practice; working as part of interdisciplinary teams; focusing on quality improvement; and using information technology. Instructional content shall include, but is not limited to, the following: critical thinking, personal hygiene, patient protection and safety, pain management, human sexuality, client abuse, cultural diversity, nutrition (including therapeutic aspects), pharmacology, patient advocacy, legal, social and ethical aspects of nursing, and nursing leadership and management.
(1) Theory and clinical practice requirements of the curriculum will be adjusted in recognition of military education and experiences of the student, when applicable, through an individualized process for evaluating and granting equivalency credit for military education and experience that results in meeting the same course objectives and competency standards.
(2) Three (3) hours of clinical practice each week throughout a semester or quarter equals one (1) unit. With the exception of an initial nursing course that teaches basic nursing skills in a skills lab, 75% of clinical hours in a course must be in direct patient care in an area specified in section 1426(d) in a board-approved clinical setting.
Credits
Note: Authority cited: Sections 2715, 2786.1 and 2786.6, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 2785, 2785.5, 2786, 2786.1, 2786.2, 2786.3, 2786.5, 2786.6 and 2788, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. Amendment of subsection (d) filed 4-27-87; operative 5-27-87 (Register 87, No. 18).
2. Amendment of section heading and section filed 9-21-2010; operative 10-21-2010 (Register 2010, No. 39).
3. New subsection (d)(1) and amendment of Note filed 10-8-2018; operative 10-8-2018 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2018, No. 41).
4. Editorial correction removing erroneously inserted subsections (Register 2019, No. 5).
5. Change without regulatory effect amending Note filed 12-19-2022 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2022, No. 51).
This database is current through 4/12/24 Register 2024, No. 15.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 1426, 16 CA ADC § 1426
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