ACEN Standard 2 full-time faculty qualifications?
Has APRN degree, and CNE.
Holds ED qualification, RN License, experientially qualified
Master's degree
RN with 5 years clinical experience.
Where do faculty find faculty/student ratios for clinical?
Board of Nursing
The Academic Dean's office.
Collective Negotiations Agreement.
The nursing program's website.
How do full-time faculty support part-time faculty?
Make them use their own teaching materials.
Give them a separate development table.
Share DEV Shells, PPTs and mentoring.
Ensure they have the same number of courses.
What is the role of non- nurse faculty teaching nursing courses?
Must hold ED qualifications with experience for their roles.
They must be supervised by a full-time nurse faculty member
They are not permitted to teach any nursing-related courses.
They must be a licensed pharmacist.
How do the policies for nursing faculty align with ACEN policies?
The are comprehensive/consistent, justifying differences.
They are created on a per-case basis for each faculty member
In the nursing program's separate policy manual.
Only on the governing organization's website.
How are new full-time faculty oriented and mentored?
Through an informal process on their first day.
They receive a single email with the information.
New Faculty Seminar and a mentoring program with a handbook
They are given a list of responsibilities to complete.
What are some ways full-time faculty maintain current expertise in their teaching responsibilities?
By reading one nursing journal per year.
By only attending conferences on clinical practice.
Attends new faculty seminar, uses eLearning, TLC, Nurse Tim.
By relying solely on their initial nursing education.
Where can part-time faculty find resources to help them maintain their expertise?
They are expected to find their own resources.
Teaching Learning Center (TLC) and eLearning,
Only through the program's part-time faculty handbook
By completing the same requirements as full-time faculty.
How is faculty performance evaluated?
Every five years by the Academic Dean.
Only at the end of their contract period.
By a peer review committee at their discretion.
Annually, in compliance with Collective Negotiations Agree..
What is a key responsibility of a preceptor as defined by ACEN?
They are responsible for a student's entire final grade.
They must be with each student at all times.
They must be a full-time employee of the clinical facility,
Be qualified and a resource/role model
Who is responsible for identifying and arranging for preceptors for students?
The preceptor themselves.
The nursing program faculty and leaders.
The student, who can have input but isn't solely responsible
The clinical facility.
Where is the nursing program's ACEN accreditation status and contact info found?
It is kept confidential for faculty use only.
FSW Website, SON Handbook
It is posted on a locked bulletin board.
It is only available upon written request.
Where are the nursing program's policies on admissions, progression, and graduation published?
On the FSW Web site and in the SON Handbook.
In a password-protected faculty portal.
They are only available at the college library.
On a flash drive.
What is the graduation requirement for ASN students regarding clinical hours?
135 clinical hours and 585 laboratory hours.
1,000 combined clinical and lab hours.
585 clinical hours and 135 laboratory hours.
300 clinical hours.
What happens if a BSN student fails two courses?
They can retake the courses without any action.
hey must meet with the Academic Dean immediately.
They are immediately dismissed from the program.
Referral to the Nursing Student Progression Committee.
What is the general timeline for the resolution of a formal complaint or grievance?
It is generally resolved in less than 30 days.
The resolution is determined by the student.
There is no specific timeline.
It can take up to a year for resolution.
