Licensure preparatory courses which meet the following requirements are approved by the Board:

1. (1) Authorized providers shall include:

   1. (a) A Florida Board of Nursing approved nursing education program;
   2. (b) A continuing education provider as approved by the Board of Nursing, or
   3. (c) An RN association or specialty organization, recognized by the Board and appearing on the Department of Health, Board of Nursing, website at www.floridasnursing.gov.

2. (2) Course content shall include the following subject areas:

   1. (a) Medical;
   2. (b) Surgical;
   3. (c) Pediatric;
   4. (d) Obstetric;
   5. (e) Psychiatry;
   6. (f) Gerontology; and,
   7. (g) Critical reasoning.

3. (3) The total length of the course shall be at least 85 hours.

   1. (a) The course shall be designed to be delivered over a minimum of three (3) weeks or more, and it may be divided into modules to achieve the required hours and meet all content areas addressed in subsection (2).
   2. (b) The course shall include a practice competency for each content area addressed in subsection (2). The practice competency may be accomplished by simulation.
4. (4) The program must not be on probation and in good standing for the program level type of the course offered.

Rulemaking Authority 464.008(4) FS. Law Implemented 464.008(4) FS. History–New 4-27-15, Amended 12-20-15, 12-12-16.