Section 338.10201. Definitions.

Rule 201. (1) As used in this part:

(a)  "Act" means 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 et seq.

(b)   "Board" means the Michigan board of nursing.

(c)   "Completed a practical nurse  education   program  acceptable  to   the board" means 1 of the following:

(i)   That the applicant is a graduate of a practical nurse education program which is located in this state and which is approved by the board.

(ii)   That the applicant is a graduate of a practical nurse education program which is located in another state or territory of the  United States,  as required by   § 333.16186, and that  program  is  substantially equivalent to  the program requirements of article 15 of the act   and   the rules  promulgated  by the board.

(iii)   That the applicant is a graduate of a nurse education program that is substantially equivalent to a practical nurse education program   approved

by the board. The applicant has completed the core curriculum for practical nurse applicants in a nurse education program which is not less than 30 weeks in duration and which  includes  courses  in  both  theory and clinical practice.

(d)  "Completed a registered nurse education  program  acceptable to the board" means 1 of the following:

(i)   That the applicant is a graduate of a registered nurse education program which is located in this state and which is approved by the board.

(ii)   That the  applicant   is  a  graduate  of   a  registered   nurse education program which is located in another state or territory of the United States, as required by § 333.16186, and that program is substantially equivalent to the program requirements of article 15 of the act  and   the rules promulgated by the board.

(iii)    That the applicant is a graduate of a nurse education program which is located outside of the United States and that the applicant is in compliance with the requirements for a certificate from the commission on graduates of foreign nursing schools (cgfns) pursuant  to  the requirements

set forth in the document entitled "Path to CGFNS Certification: Applicant Handbook, Edition 29" August, 2001. A copy of the  guidebook  can  be obtained, at no cost, from the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, 3600 Market Street, Suite 400, Philadelphia, PA 19104-2651 or from the commission's website at http://www.cgfns.org. A copy of the handbook is available for inspection or distribution at cost from the  Department   of Consumer and   Industry  Services, 611 West Ottawa,

P.O. Box  30670,   Lansing, MI 48909.

(A) If the applicant is a graduate of a nurse education   program  that is located outside of the United States, has passed the NCLEX  examination, and has maintained an active license, with no disciplinary sanctions in this country for at least 5 years immediately preceding the application for a Michigan  license,  then   the  applicant shall be exempt from completing the requirements for a  certificate  from  the commission   on graduates  of  foreign nursing schools.

(iv)   That the applicant is a graduate of a Canadian registered nurse program that is approved by a province  in   Canada  and  is   taught  in English.   The applicant shall hold a license to practice nursing in Canada that  is  active and has not been sanctioned.

(e)   "Core curriculum for practical nurse applicants" means courses in both didactic instruction and  planned  clinical  learning in  each  of the following 4 areas of nursing:

(i)   Medical nursing, which consists of the study of nursing care   for the adult patient, both male and female, who  is  in  the acute or chronic phases of a medical illness.

(ii)   Obstetrical nursing, which consists of the study of nursing care for women in the antepartum, labor/delivery,  and  postpartum   phases  of pregnancy, and includes the care of the newborn infant and may be referred to as maternal-child nursing. Gynecological nursing alone does not fulfill this obstetric nursing education requirement.

(iii)    Pediatric nursing, which consists of the study  of  nursing   care for children whose ages range from birth through  adolescence  and  who are receiving nursing care for both medical and surgical reasons. This education does not include newborn nursing education.

(iv)   Surgical nursing, which consists of the study of nursing care for the adult patient, both male and female, who is  receiving   nursing   care for a surgical procedure.

(f)  "Core curriculum for registered nurse applicants" means courses in both didactic instruction and planned  clinical  learning in  each  of the following 5 areas of nursing:

(i)   Medical nursing, which consists of the study of nursing care  for the adult patient, both male and female, who  is  in  the acute or chronic phases of a medical illness.

(ii)   Obstetrical nursing, which consists of the study of nursing care for women in the antepartum, labor/delivery,  and  postpartum   phases  of pregnancy, and includes the care of the newborn infant and may be referred to as maternal-child nursing. Gynecological nursing alone does not fulfill this obstetric nursing education requirement.

(iii)    Pediatric nursing, which consists of the study  of  nursing   care for children whose ages range from birth through  adolescence  and  who are receiving nursing care for both medical and surgical reasons. This education does not include newborn nursing education.

(iv)    Psychiatric nursing, which consists of the nursing care of patients who are receiving nursing care for an acute or chronic psychiatric disorder. It may also be referred to as mental health nursing. Education that covers only areas of mental retardation, organic brain syndromes, or neurological diseases does not fulfill the   psychiatric nursing education requirement.

(v)  Surgical nursing, which consists of the study of nursing care for the adult patient, both male and female, who is  receiving   nursing   care for a surgical procedure.

(g)   "Department" means the Michigan department of  consumer  and industry services.

(2) Terms defined in the act have the same  meanings  when    used     in these rules.

History: 1990 AACS; 1994 AACS; 2003 AACS.