PROGRAM APPROVAL The Nebraska Board of Nursing approves pre-licensure nursing programs located in Nebraska.
The Nebraska Board of Nursing does not approve on-line or post-licensure programs, therefore, approval from the BON is not required.
FACULTY
Nebraska follows the recommendation set forth by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. Practice is where the student is located. Therefore, if the student is located in a state different from the home state of the nursing program, faculty require licensure in the state where the student is located.
Just as nurses who work in clinical settings and care for patients in another state via telehealth, faculty who teach online students located in another state require additional nurse licensure.
See page 3 in March 2017 Leader to Leader.
Faculty teaching APRN students require APRN licensure in Nebraska.
PRECEPTORS
Nursing Programs are responsible for working directly with clinical facilities to arrange preceptors for students. Preceptor qualifications for on-line programs and post-licensure programs are established by the nursing programs.