PURPOSE: This rule defines the physical facilities and resources required by professional nursing programs.

1. (1) Office Space and Equipment.

   1. (A) The institution shall provide space and equipment to fulfill the purpose of the program.
   2. (B) The administrator of the program shall have a private office.
   3. (C) The coordinator(s) and faculty shall have office space sufficient to carry out responsibilities of their respective positions.
   4. (D) Private areas shall be provided for faculty/student conferences.

2. (2) Library.

   1. (A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have access to library resources with current and available resources to meet the educational needs of the students and the instructional and scholarly activities of the faculty.

   2. (B) Management of library resources shall include:

      1. 1. Budget for acquisition of appropriate

resources;

1. 2. System for identifying or deleting

outdated resources; and

1. 3. Policies and procedures governing the

administration and the use of the library resources shall be in writing and available to students and faculty.

1. (3) Quiet area designated for study.

2. (4) Classrooms.

   1. (A) Classrooms shall be of size, number and type for the number of students and teaching methodology.
   2. (B) Classrooms shall have climate control, ventilation, lighting, seating, furnishings, and equipment conducive to learning.
   3. (C) Storage space shall be available for equipment and supplies.

3. (5) Clinical Skills Laboratory.

   1. (A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have a clinical skills laboratory sufficient to meet learning outcomes.

   2. (B) Management of clinical skills laboratory shall include:

      1. 1. Budget allocation for equipment and

supplies;

1. 2. Plan for acquisition and maintenance

of equipment and supplies; and

1. 3. Policies and procedures governing the

administration and the use of the clinical skills laboratory. These policies and procedures shall be in writing and available to students and faculty.

1. (6) Technology Resources/Computers.

   1. (A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have access to current and available resources to meet the educational needs of the students and the instructional and scholarly activities of the faculty.

   2. (B) Management of technology resources shall include:

      1. 1. Budget for acquisition of current tech-

nology, including computers;

1. 2. System for identifying, deleting

and/or replacing resources; and

1. 3. Policies and procedures governing the

administration and the use of the technology/computers. These policies and procedures shall be made available to students and faculty.

AUTHORITY: section 335.036, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200-2.070. This version of rule filed April 20, 1973, effective May 1, 1973. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Readopted: Filed March 12, 1981, effective June 11, 1981. Emergency rescission filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Nov. 1, 1981, expired Feb. 19, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded: Filed Oct. 22, 1981, effective Feb. 11, 1982 (Original Rule). Rescinded and readopted: Filed Sept. 25, 1991, effective March 9, 1992. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-2.070, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007. *Original authority: 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999.