PURPOSE: This rule defines the physical facilities and instructional resources required by Veteran’s Bridge Programs of Practical Nursing.

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;
      2. 2. System for identifying or deleting outdated resources;
      3. 3. Policies and procedures governing the administration

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

1. 4. Established process of library orientation for students.

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 and lighting, seating, furnishings, and equipment conducive to learning.
   3. (C) Storage space shall be available for equipment and supplies.

3. (5) Clinical Skills and Simulation Laboratories.

   1. (A) Each program and each campus of each program shall have a clinical skills laboratory sufficient to meet learning outcomes. Instructional resources shall be sufficient to meet program objectives and outcomes. Should clinical simulation be utilized, physical space and resources designated for clinical simulation and debriefing shall be sufficient to meet program outcomes.

   2. (B) Management of clinical skills and simulation laboratories shall include:

      1. 1. Designated faculty or staff time to manage skills and

simulation lab resources;

1. 2. Budget allocation for equipment and supplies;
2. 3. Sustainability plan for acquisition and maintenance of

equipment, supplies, and emerging instructional technologies; and

1. 4. Policies and procedures governing the administration

and the use of the clinical skills and simulation laboratories. 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 technology, including

computers;

1. 2. System for identifying, deleting, and/or replacing

resources;

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; and

1. 4. Technology (IT) support for students and faculty shall

be sufficient to meet educational and instructional needs of students and faculty.

AUTHORITY: section 324.007, RSMo 2016, and section 335.036, RSMo Supp. 2021.* Original rule filed April 14, 2017, effective Oct. 30, 2017. Amended: Filed Feb. 14, 2022, effective Aug. 30, 2022. *Original authority: 324.007, RSMo 2013, and 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2018.