2023 Standards and Criteria

Standard #2

Faculty

Faculty are educationally and experientially qualified for their assigned roles and responsibilities, maintain expertise, and are regularly evaluated to support the achievement of the end-of-program student learning outcomes and program outcomes for each nursing program type, and additionally for graduate programs the role-specific nursing competencies.

Full- and part-time faculty include those individuals teaching and/or evaluating students in didactic, clinical, and/or laboratory settings.

Criterion 2.1

Full-time faculty are nurses who:

a. hold the educational qualifications as required by the:

• governing organization and

• regulatory agencies;

b. hold nursing licensure, and certification as applicable, consistent with their assigned roles and responsibilities;

c. are experientially qualified for their assigned roles and responsibilities; and

Criterion 2.2

Part-time faculty are nurses who:

a. hold the educational qualifications as required by the:

• governing organization and

• regulatory agencies;

b. hold nursing licensure, and certification as applicable, consistent with their assigned roles and responsibilities;

c. are experientially qualified for their assigned roles and responsibilities; and

d. are sufficient in number.

Criterion 2.3

Non-nurse faculty who teach nursing courses:

a. hold the educational qualifications as required by the:

• governing organization and

• regulatory agencies; and

b. are experientially qualified for their assigned roles and responsibilities.

Criterion 2.4

Policies for nursing faculty are comprehensive and consistent with those of the governing organization; justification is provided for any policy differences.

Criterion 2.5

a. Full-time faculty are oriented and mentored in their assigned responsibilities.

b. Part-time faculty are oriented and mentored in their assigned responsibilities.

Criterion 2.6

Full-time faculty develop and maintain current expertise in their teaching responsibilities, including (but not limited to):

a. evidence-based teaching/instructional strategies that are relevant for all methods of delivery;

b. standards of clinical practice;

c. assessment and evaluation methods; and

d. principles of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion.

Criterion 2.7

Part-time faculty develop and maintain current expertise in their teaching responsibilities, including (but not limited to):

a. evidence-based teaching/instructional strategies that are relevant for all methods of delivery;

b. standards of clinical practice;

c. assessment and evaluation methods; and

d. principles of diversity, equity, and/or inclusion.

Criterion 2.8

a. Full-time faculty performance is regularly evaluated for effectiveness in their assigned responsibilities.

b. Part-time faculty performance is regularly evaluated for effectiveness in their assigned responsibilities.

Criterion 2.9

Preceptors, when used:

a. hold the educational qualifications as required by the:

• nursing program and

• regulatory agencies;

b. hold licensure, and certification as applicable, consistent with their assigned roles and responsibilities;

c. are experientially qualified for their assigned roles and responsibilities,

d. are oriented, mentored, and monitored; and

e. have clearly documented responsibilities, which may include input into student evaluation.

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Standard 1: Administrative Capacity and Resources
Standard 2: Faculty
Standard 3: Students
Standard 4: Curriculum
Standard 5: Outcomes