expected of a faculty member at a major university, such as attendance at school functions, participation in curricular planning, engagement in student recruitment events, attending safety training, and so forth. Faculty expectations relative to workload may be found in section 2.11 of the KySIJ Faculty Handbook (2013).
The profession of nursing is a practice profession and the faculty recognizes that clinical time provides a valuable teaching environment for our students in which all members of the nursing faculty may participate. A part of determining clinical teaching loads includes recognition that the intensity and time-demand of clinical teaching is highly variable. The variability is a function of the design of the course, the requirements for on-site faculty supervision, the numbers of students per clinical group, and the type of student clinical performance being supervised. In an effort to support faculty engagement in scholarly and service pursuits and to promote balance in the distribution of clinical teaching responsibilities, the following guidelines have been established:
For on campus laboratory-simulation with direct supervision and clinical practices with direct supervision in a patient-care agency, three workload contact (clock) hours is equivalent to one clinical credit (i.e., one credit hour).
For on-line/distance clinical/practicum through preceptor, one clinical credit is equivalent to one-quarter (i.e., 0.25) workload contact hours.
The maximum direct clinical teaching load for undergraduate nursing faculty is 16 clinical contact hours per week.
The student numbers for clinical groups in undergraduate clinical courses for pre-licensure students are set by the Board of Nursing in Kentucky as a maximum of 10 students (Kentucky Nursing Licensure Standards for Prelicensure Programs: 201 KAR 20:260 section 2.20). 1-3). A documented best practice rationale or agency policy must be filed for all undergraduate clinical groups comprised of less than 10 individuals.
Clinical groups taught in the college laboratory-simulation resource center may have faculty/student ratios greater than ten students per group, commensurate with the teaching learning environment of the course and are negotiated between faculty and chairperson.
Undergraduate and graduate (other than NP) practicum groups requiring indirect supervision (including arranging for preceptors, evaluation of papers, and consultation with clinical agencies, students and preceptors) will consist of no more than 15 students.
Nurse Practitioner clinical groups requiring indirect supervision (including arranging for preceptors, evaluation of papers, and consultation with clinical agencies, students and preceptors) will consist of no more than 8 students.
Scholarship Expectations The typical faculty workload for scholarship may vary, from 0% to 75%, depending on rank and status. Typically, scholarship workload for tenured and non-tenured faculty average 20%. However, this percentage may be negotiated with the Chairperson. The production of original scholarship and its publication in scholarly journals, monographs and books and/or presentation at professional meetings is a significant component of advancing the science of nursing. Each faculty member at or above the rank of associate professor is expected to engage in scholarly research and activities that lead to publication on a regular basis. Scholarship activities include grantsmanship, editorial responsibilities, research engagement, consulting, and new course
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