C. At least 126 square meters or At any one time, a library space It should include space for 12.9. Finance.-All library fees should be used exclusively for library operations and procurement for collections, furniture and fixtures, equipment and facilities, maintenance and staff development. 12.10. Networking.-School libraries shall participate in inter-institutional activities. and cooperative programs whereby resource sharing is encouraged. 12.11. Accessibility.-The library should be accessible to all and should be open to serve the needs of users even beyond class hours. Users include members of the faculty, students and employees of the institution. SEC. 13. Facilities and Equipment 13.1. Laboratory Requirements: requirements as specified in RA 6541, "The Laboratories should conform to existing requirements as specified in RA 6541, “The National Building Code of the Philippines" and Presidential Decree 856, "Code of Sanitation of the Philippines." List of required and recommended equipment are listed in each course requirement. A system for identification of laboratory equipment, supplies and models should be observed. 13.2. Classroom Requirements: a. For regular lecture class, the class size shall have a maximum of 50 students. b. For science laboratory class, the class size shall have a maximum of 25 students c. For special lectures, a class size of more than 45 students may be allowed as long as the required facilities are provided. The classroom area shall have at least 7 meters x 9 meters or 63 square meters. 13.3. Nursing Skills Laboratory: The nursing skills laboratory must provision for future expansion should be well-lighted and well-ventilated. be made. demonstration room and practice area 13.4. Clinical Facilities and Resources: Related Learning Experiences (RLES) are teaching-learning opportunities designed to develop the competencies of students utilizing processes in various health but not limited to: lying-in clinics, schools. situations. These could be sourced from, industrial establishments, community, outpatient clinics and general and specialty hospitals. Base Hospital. The base hospital is a health facility utilized by a higher education institution with nursing program offering as a source of basic or primary related learning experiences. The hospital maybe independent or owned or operated by the institution or utilized by the institution in accordance with an effective and duly notarized Memorandum of Agreement between the institution and the base hospital which clearly specifies the responsibilities of each party. The base hospital of a nursing school should meet the following requirements: a. b. (ECG) Has current accreditation by the DOH-Bureau of Licensing and Regulation as Level IV Hospital (Tertiary Care/Teaching/Training Hospital). However, Level II Hospitals (Secondary Care Hospitals) may be considered provided that the hospital can provide the following: a.1 adequate case load for the number of students enrolled as stipulated in Article VII, Section 15-e. 9. a.2 adequate facilities for the teaching and learning needs of the students. Has minimum capacity of 100 beds with general services and minimum bed occupancy of eighty percent (80%); Should be accessible and located within the region where the nursing school is situated. In the case of nursing schools located in Metro Manila, the base hospital should be located within Metro Manila. d. Sixty per cent (60%) of the total bed capacity of the base hospital shall be used for the RLES of students. e. Should have a master rotation plan indicating the schedule/areas of all the schools utilizing the hospital for training of students. Affiliation Hospital is a health facility being utilized by the higher education institution in specialized areas for supplementary clinical learning of students such as mental, orthopedics and communicable diseases. A Contract of Affiliation shall be used as a legal document to show the terms of references among involved parties. Parties to the contract of affiliation should provide and maintain an environment conducive for the attainment of the teaching-learning objectives. The nursing school and the hospital agency should establish effective coordination and cooperation. Open communication should exist among the medical staff and the school personnel. Cross regional affiliations will not be allowed unless in cases where specialty areas cannot be found in the region. The base hospital/s, affiliation hospital/s and community health agency/ies being used by the students for RLES either conducted in urban or rural community should have the following facilities: Sec. 14. Standard of Instruction.-The institution must maintain a high standard of instruction, utilizing appropriate and updated course syllabi/references and instructional methods/strategies taking into consideration the key areas of responsibility (safe and quality nursing care, health education, communication, collaboration & teamwork, legal responsibility, ethico-moral responsibility, personal & professional development, research, quality improvement, records management and management of resources and environment) that contribute to quality nursing education. The following should be strictly observed: a. Professional nursing subjects should be offered with the corresponding RLES taking into consideration the pre-requisites, sequencing, continuity and integration requirements. c. The ratio of faculty to student in science laboratory class is 1:25 while regular classroom is 1:50. The institution shall provide for a systematic and continuing plan of evaluation of the student's progress through a marking system that is consistent and congruent with set objectives. d. f. g. A system of academic evaluation shall be instituted and implemented for monitoring and evaluating students and teacher performance. There shall be a regular academic audit on instructional resources such as syllabi, textbooks, modules, audiovisual materials and others such as software. Academic records of faculty members must be properly kept and maintained in the college of nursing. The competency standards for nursing practice in the Philippines must be an integral part of the nursing education process, therefore, the Philippine Nursing Core Standards shall serve as the framework for the development of instructional standards of the BS Nursing curriculum as provided by the PRC-BON Resolution No.112 s. 2005 and future amendments consistent thereto; as well as PRCBON Memorandum No. 01 s. 2009 dated April 14, 2009 entitled, "Policy Guidelines on Intrapartal, Immediate Care of the Newborn and Intraoperative Care". SEC. 15. The teaching-learning process is composed of the theoretical/didactic and experiential/RLE. The Related Learning Experience (RLE) is composed of Clinicals and Skills Laboratory. The RLE activities are carefully selected to develop competencies utilizing the nursing process in varying health situations. The following conditions must be observed: a. Related Learning Experience (clinicals) shall be offered b. C. e. simultaneously or immediately after the lecture. Classroom and RLE activities must be congruent with the objectives of the course. Faculty teaching the lecture sha supervise students in their RLE i the case of team teaching, there should be close coordination and collaboration between the lecture and the clinical faculty. A documented RLE rotation plan showing distribution of students and faculty supervision in each clinical area of base hospital and affiliation agencies shall be made available. Faculty compensation shall be based on the computation that one (1) hou RLE is equivalent to one (1) lecture hour. Effectiveness and efficiency of the Related Learning Experience, sha consider the following factors: e.1 Quality of supervision of clinica instructors and teachinglearning process. e.2 Readiness and capability of the learner. The ratio depends upon the client group, e.g. ICU 1:1-2; Psych 1:1; Community-based experience 1:1 Family; 1:1 Population Group per catchment area; 1-2:1 Community (depending on the size of the barangay). The ratio of faculty to student ratio for RLE (Skills Laboratory) shall be: The ratio of faculty to student ratio for RLE (Clinicals in Hospital/Community setting) shall be: |