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Name and address of organization

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Name and address of department or unit within the organization responsible for the IV Therapy providership

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60-16-103 b (1)

Name and qualification of the coordinator

The intravenous therapy course coordinator shall meet the following requirements: be licensed as a registered professional nurse; be responsible for the development and implementation of the intravenous fluid therapy course; and have experience in intravenous fluid therapy and knowledge of the intravenous fluid therapy standards. KAR 60-16-104 d (1)(2)&(3)

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Program Management – Proposal

60-16-103 b (2)

Name and qualifications of each faculty member of the course:

Each primary faculty member shall meet the following requirements; be currently licensed to practice as  a registered professional nurse in Kansas; have clinical experience within the past 5 years that includes intravenous therapy; and maintain competency in intravenous fluid therapy. KAR 60-16-104 e (1) (A)(B)&(C)
Each guest lecturer shall have professional preparation and qualifications for the specific subject area in which the individual instructs. KAR 60-16-104 e (2)

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Include faculty and guest lecturer resumes/CV’s

60-16-103 b (3)

The mechanism through which the provider will determine that the licensed practical nurse seeking to take the course meets the admission guidelines:

To be eligible to enroll in an intravenous fluid therapy course, the individual shall be a nurse with a current license.  KAR 60-16-104 c

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60-16-103 b
(4)

Description of  the educational and clinical facilities  that will be utilized:

Each classroom shall contain sufficient space, equipment, and teaching aides to meet the course objectives.  60-16-104 f (1)
The facility in which the clinical practice and competency examinations are conducted shall allow the students and faculty access to the intravenous fluid therapy equipment and intravenous fluid therapy recipients, and to the pertinent records for the purpose of documentation. 60-16-104 f (2)
There shall be a signed, written agreement between the provider and the cooperating healthcare facility that specifies the roles, responsibilities, and liabilities of each party. This written agreement shall not be required if the only health care facility to be used is also the provider. 60-16-104 f (3)

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Include description of where class room hours and clinical hours will take place.

Include contracts with clinical sites for clinical portion of course that denotes availability of supplies, patients, and charts. Also describe roles, responsibilities, and liabilities of parties within the clinical site.

60-16-103 b (5)

Outlines of the classroom curriculum and the clinical curriculum, including time segments. These curricula shall meet the requirements if K.A.R. 60-16-104 (g):

The course shall consist of at least 30 hours of instruction and require at least 8 hours of supervised clinical practice, which shall include at least one successful peripheral venous access procedure and the initiation of an intravenous infusion treatment modality on an individual. KAR 60-16-104 b (1) & (2)

The board-approved intravenous fluid therapy curriculum shall be the following standards of the infusion nurses society’s supplement titles “infusion nursing standards of practice,“ volume 34, number 1S, dated January/February 2011, which are herby adopted by reference. KAR 60-16-104 g (1)

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Include course breakdown for classroom and clinical instruction

Include course syllabus of classroom and clinical instruction

Include course (time segment) agenda

Include details and description of resources to be used by the faculty and students

60-16-103 b (6)

Methods of student evaluation that will be used, including a copy of the final written competency examination and the final clinical competency examination:

The final written competency examination shall be constructed from the board-approved pool of test questions and shall be based on the board-approved test plan. KAR 60-16-104 h (1)(A)
The final written competency examination shall consist of at least 50 questions and shall require a passing grade of 80 percent or above. KAR 60-16-104 h (1)(B)

The final clinical competency examination shall require successful completion of the procedures on the board-approved competency checklist. KAR 60-16-104 h (2)

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Include copies of final written competency exam and final clinical competency exam.

Provide written policy that includes that the test will be written according to the board-approved test plans and will include only board-approved test questions and will require passing grade of 80% or above. 

Provide written policy  that includes the use of only board-approved checklist for clinical competency and will require passing grade of 100%

60-16-103 b (7)

If applicable, send an application for continuing nursing education approval. OPTIONAL

For each long-term program provider, the IV therapy course provider number shall be printed on the certificates and the course roster, along with the long-term provider number. 60-16-103 b (7)(A)

For each single offering program provider, the single program application shall be completed. There shall be no cost to this provider for the initial single offering providership. 60-16-103 b (7)(B)

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It is not required to offer CNE contact hours for course completion

Separate Single offering provider application will need to be completed for the offering of approved CNE

60-16-103 c

If applicable, continuing education providers shall award at least 32 contact hours to each LPN who completes the course. Continuing education providers may award 20 contact hours, one time only, to each RN who completes the course.

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60-16-103 d

After initial approval , each change in the course shall be provided to the board for approval before the change is implemented

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60-16-103 e

Each IV Fluid therapy course shall submit to the board an annual report for the period of July 1 through June 30 of the respective year that includes the total number of licensees taking the intravenous fluid therapy course, the number passing the course, and the number of courses held. 60-16-103 e (1)

Single program providers shall be effective for 2 years and may be renewed by submitting the single offering providership application and paying the fee. 60-16-103 e (2)

Long-term providers shall submit the materials included in the IV Therapy proposal with their 5 year long term providership renewal. 60-16-103 e (3)

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60-16-104 i (1)

The faculty shall complete the final record sheet, which shall include competencies and scores

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60-16-104 i (2)

The intravenous fluid therapy course coordinator shall perform the following:
Award a certificate to each licensed nurse documenting successful completion of both the final competency examination and the final clinical competency examination. 60-16-104 i (2)(A)

Submit to the board, within 15 days, a typed, alphabetized roster listing the name license number of each individual who has successfully completed the course and the date of completion. The coordinator shall ensure that each roster meets all requirements. 60-16-104 i (2)(B)

RN and LPN participants shall be listed on separate rosters; and the roster shall include the providers name and address, the single or long-term provider number, the IV therapy provider number, and the signature of the coordinator

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Submit proposed certificate of completion

Use Board approved standardized roster

60-16-104 i (2) (C)

Maintain records of each individual who has successfully completed the course for a period of at least five years.

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