What is the appropriate workload for full-time and part-time nursing faculty?
The nursing education rules do not specify workload or a method to calculate faculty workload for nursing faculty. There are rules which provide guidance in setting workloads for nursing faculty: • There should be written policies describing workload. • Written policies should be in keeping with accepted educational standards and consistent with those of the governing institution. • Teaching activities should be coordinated among full-time and part-time faculty, clinical preceptors, and clinical teaching assistants, if appropriate. • Workload should be determined by the number of faculty employed. • Workload should be determined by faculty responsibilities. • The program should employ sufficient faculty to enable the students to meet program goals.
