PURPOSE: This rule provides for evaluation of the practical nursing program by both faculty and students. (1) There shall be a written plan for systematic evaluation of all aspects of the program. The plan shall include:

1. (A) Frequency of evaluation;
2. (B) Methods of evaluation; and
3. (C) Person(s) responsible for the evaluation.

4. (2) The systematic evaluation plan provides for the evaluation of the following:

   1. (A) Clinical sites by students and faculty;
   2. (B) Course and faculty by students;
   3. (C) Students and faculty by representative(s) of clinical site(s); and
   4. (D) Program preparation for nursing employment by graduate nurses, six (6) months or more, after graduation.
5. (3) Documentation shall indicate that the systematic evaluation plan has been utilized in the planning and improvement of the program.

AUTHORITY: sections 335.036 and 335.071, RSMo 2000.* This rule originally filed as 4 CSR 200-3.130. Original rule filed Jan. 29, 1974, effective Feb. 8, 1974. Amended: Filed Dec. 12, 1975, effective Dec. 22, 1975. Rescinded and readopted: Filed Oct. 14, 1981, effective Jan. 14, 1982. Rescinded and readopted: Filed March 25, 1993, effective Dec. 9, 1993. Amended: Filed Aug. 6, 1998, effective Feb. 28, 1999. Moved to 20 CSR 2200-3.130, effective Aug. 28, 2006. Rescinded and readopted: Filed April 17, 2007, effective Dec. 30, 2007.

*Original authority: 335.035, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999 and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1999.