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title: "STANDARD 2 - Faculty"
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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:

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| a. | hold the educational qualifications as required by the:<br>- 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 2.2**

Part-time faculty are nurses who:

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| a. | hold the educational qualifications as required by the:<br>- 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:

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| a. | hold the educational qualifications as required by the:<br>- 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**

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| 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):

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| 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):

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| 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**

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| 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:

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| a. | hold the educational qualifications as required by the:<br>- 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. |