632.440 - Schools of professional nursing: Standards and curricula; approval by Board.

632.440  Schools of professional nursing: Standards and curricula; approval by Board.

      1.  The Board shall prescribe curricula and standards for schools and courses of professional nursing. The Board shall provide for surveys of such schools and courses at such times as it may deem necessary. It shall approve such schools and courses as meet the requirements of this chapter and of the Board. It shall evaluate and approve courses for affiliation with approved schools of nursing in this State or with schools of nursing which have applied for such approval.

      2.  A school of professional nursing in this State must be:

      (a) An accredited school of professional nursing; or

      (b) An approved school of professional nursing in the process of obtaining accreditation.

      [Part 1:256:1947; A 1949, 536; 1943 NCL § 4756.01] + [Part 3:256:1947; 1943 NCL § 4756.03] + [Part 5:256:1947; A 1955, 608]—(NRS A 1999, 1330; 2003, 338)