Dean and Director Nursing Education Resources
Washington state nursing education information, resources, and forms for education program administrators.
Meetings
Education Subcommittee Meeting
Thursday, April 25, 2024
4:00 p.m. PST
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WAC Informational Sessions for Nursing Education Programs
Thursday, May 23: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Monday, June 3: 9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
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Previous meetings
WAC Informational Sessions for Nursing Education Programs
Tuesday, April 2: 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Class is Full*
Thursday, April 11: 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Class is Full*
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*Current sessions are now full. Additional sessions will be posted soon.
WAC Informational Sessions for Nursing Education Programs
Thursday, March 14: 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Dean & Director communication meeting - Preceptor update
Jan. 22, 2024
Zoom recording
Passcode: &?0fF*WS
Information and guidance
- Holistic Admissions: How to be Successful in the Process
- Best Practices for Program Expansion and SCR Submission (CNEWS Fall 2023) (PDF)
- Certificate of Completion (COC) Guidance (PDF)
- CNEA professional development resources
- Plan of Correction (POC)
- Student nurse preceptor grant program
- Example of New Program Application Progress Report (PDF)
- Example of Substantive Change Request - Example 1 (PDF)
- Example of Substantive Change Request - Example 2 (PDF)
- Example of New Program Application Phase I Feasibility Study (PDF)
- Example of New Program Application Phase II (PDF)
- Example of Plan of Correction (PDF)
Forms
- Certificate of Completion (COC) form (PDF)
- Exception to faculty degree requirements form (.docx)
- Incident Report form (online)
- Nursing Program complaint form (online)
- Preceptor Verification of Hours form (.docx)
- RN Students Taking NCLEX-PN form - PVR and Letter (PDF)
Nursing education program applications and other forms:
Site visit preparation
Information on preparation for WABON Approval site visits.
- Benchmarks of Program (.docx)
- Checklist of documents reviewed during the site visit (.docx)
- Post site visit expectations (PDF)
- Evidence Table Guide (PDF)
- Sample Evidence Table (PDF)
- Sample Self Study (PDF)
Education Resources
Helpful Information
Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) information
- NCSBN Leader to Leader summer 2023 newsletter (PDF)
- Next Generation NCLEX (NGN)
- NCSBN doesn't anticipate any type of process changes with them or with Pearson Vue.
- NCSBN consolidated all of their NCLEX resources to nclex.com.
- New site was redesigned to provide the information and resources candidates need along their NCLEX journey.
- It gives NCLEX candidates a more efficient and streamlined means of accessing the most current and accurate information about the examinations.
- NCLEX Candidate Resources
Accreditation articles
- Differences between BON Approval and Accreditation (PDF)
- JNR: Board of Nursing Approval of Registered Nurse Education Programs article (PDF)
Clinical placement report
Nursing Education Rules
Questions?
Email: WABONEducationUnit@doh.wa.gov