Section 129.06. Standards for instructors of nurse aide training programs.

 

(1)   Primary instructor.

(a) The primary instructor for a training program shall be a registered nurse licensed to practice in Wisconsin, who has at least 2 years of experience working as a registered nurse, of which at least one year of experience shall be actual work experience in providing care in a nursing home that meets the requirements of sections 1919(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the Social Security Act.

(b) Notwithstanding par. (a) , the primary instructor for a training program conducted by a hospital shall have at least one of the 2 years experience working as a registered nurse in a hospital.

(c) Notwithstanding par. (a) , for a primary instructor in a training program in a home health agency-based program, shall have at least one of the 2 years experience working as a registered nurse in the provision of home health care.

(d) A primary instructor shall provide to the program a resume documenting the instructor's education and clinical experience in meeting clients' psychosocial, behavioral, cognitive and physical needs, and the program shall maintain the instructor's resume on file and shall include a copy of the instructor's resume with the program's application for program approval.

(e) The primary instructor shall attend a training course for instructors approved by the department under sub. (3) . The department may waive this requirement for an instructor who has taken a substantially equivalent course or who has substantially equivalent training or clinical experience.

(f) A primary instructor is considered active as long as the instructor remains affiliated with an approved course. If the primary instructor leaves the program and does not become affiliated with another program the instructor's approval as a primary instructor is inactivated as of the date the instructor leaves the approved program.

(g) The department may revoke approval of a primary instructor if the department determines the primary instructor failed to comply with any requirement of this chapter.

(2)   Program trainer.

(a) Only persons licensed in health care and public health fields may serve as program trainers to meet specialized training needs. This may include licensed registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, registered sanitarians, fire safety experts, health care administrators, gerontologists, psychologists, physical and occupational therapists, activity therapists, speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and high school instructors who are approved by the administration in their respective districts to teach health occupation courses.

(b) A program trainer shall have at least one year of work experience in the area the program trainer will provide training.

(c) A program trainer shall work under the general supervision of the primary instructor.

(3)   Training course for primary instructors. Application for approval of a training course for primary instructors shall be made on a form provided by the department. The department shall review an application for approval of a training course for primary instructors and shall approve or deny the application within 90 days after receiving the application. The application shall include documentation of all of the following:

(a) The instructor shall be a registered nurse licensed to practice in Wisconsin and have at least 2 years of experience as an instructor of nursing practice or nurse aides.

(b) The course shall be a minimum of 16 hours in length.

(c) The training course shall include the following areas:

1. The principles of adult learning and training techniques.

2. Formulating training objectives, including behavior objectives which state measurable performance criteria to provide a basis for competency evaluation.

3. Designing the curriculum to provide a logical organization of the material to be covered.

4. Developing lesson plans.

5. Choosing appropriate teaching strategies and methodologies.

6. Developing learning materials.

7. Applying methods for evaluating trainee learning.

8. Effectively supervising trainees' clinical practice.

9. Defining criteria for successful achievement of training program objectives, including development of oral and written examinations and development of methods for demonstrating skills based on behaviorally stated course objectives; and

10. Developing a recordkeeping system.

CR 08-042 : cr. register November 2008 No. 635, eff. 12-1-08.