Instructor Qualifications

NRS – Nursing Instructor Qualifications ARCHIVE

NRS Instructor Qualifications Prior to March 2019

Full time Faculty must be credentialed with a Master’s degree in nursing and maintain expertise in their areas of responsibility, and have at least three years of nursing experience and hold a current unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.

Part time Faculty must be credentialed with a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in nursing, and have at least two years of nursing experience and hold a current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.

For complete information regarding Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing; Standards and Criteria Associate Degree Programs in Nursing refer to: this document

For complete information regarding Oregon State Board of Nursing Division 21 Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty OAR 851-021-0045, refer to: this website

Revised October 2018 (and approved December 4, 2018) to update Nursing Accreditation Information

NRS Instructor Qualifications Prior to December 2018

Full time Faculty must be credentialed with a Master’s degree in nursing and maintain expertise in their areas of responsibility, and have at least three years of nursing experience and hold a current unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.

Part time Faculty must be credentialed with a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in nursing (a majority of the part time faculty must hold a Master’s degree in nursing, as required by ACEN Standard 2), and have at least two years of nursing experience and hold a current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.

For complete information regarding Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing; Standards and Criteria Associate Degree Programs in Nursing refer to: this document

For complete information regarding Oregon State Board of Nursing Division 21 Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty OAR 851-021-0045, refer to: this website

Revised May 2015 to update Nursing Accreditation Information

NRS Instructor Qualifications prior to May 2015

Full time Faculty must be credentialed with a Master’s degree in nursing and maintain expertise in their areas of responsibility, and have at least three years of nursing experience and hold a current unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.

Part time Faculty must be credentialed with a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree in nursing (a majority of the part time faculty must hold a Master’s degree in nursing, as required by NLNAC Standard 2), and have at least two years of nursing experience and hold a current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.

For complete information regarding National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission, Inc. Standards and Criteria Associate Degree Programs in Nursing refer to: this website

For complete information regarding Oregon State Board of Nursing Division 21 Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty OAR 851-021-0045, refer to: this website

Approved October 2012

The RN degree program adheres to the Oregon State Board of Nursing Division 21 Standards for Approval: Nursing Faculty 851-021-0045 which includes requirements, with exceptions, that each:

Nurse Educator
  • hold at least a master’s degree in nursing or a baccalaureate degree in nursing, and a master’s in a related field with a post-master’s certificate in nursing from a program that is at least two semesters or three quarters in length, and
  • have at least three years of nursing experience and hold a current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.
Nurse Educator Associate
  • hold at least a bachelor’s degree in nursing with no less than two years of nursing experience and hold a current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon.
Clinical Lab Teaching Assistant
  • Hold at least the educational level of preparation for which students are being taught; and
  • Have at least two years of nursing experience.

Any exceptions to these rules shall be submitted in writing to the Oregon State Board of Nursing and shall include rationale for the request. The Board may grant exceptions for any of the following circumstances:

  • The education and experience qualifications are deemed equivalent to the requirements; or
  • The individual has a baccalaureate in nursing, a masters or doctorate in a related field, and relevant nursing experience. The background of the individual is related to the teaching assignment and is complementary to the faculty mix, or
  • Substantial effort has been made to recruit a qualified faculty member, and the appointed individual is pursuing the needed qualifications; or
  • Substantial effort has been made to recruit a qualified faculty member, and the individual without full qualification is appointed for one year. The exception may be extended for one year with documentation of either continued and unsuccessful recruitment for a qualified replacement, or a plan to establish eligibility under exception (c) above.

Additionally, national accreditation by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission recommends that full-time Associate Degree RN faculty are credentialed with a minimum of a master’s degree with a major in nursing and maintain expertise in their area of responsibility.

Revised October 2010

NRS Faculty Requirements

  • National League for Nursing Board recommendation that All full- and part-time faculty have a master’s degree with a major in nursing.

Revised Date: 01/1991

Certified Nursing Assistant

From the State of Oregon – For a nursing assistant training program, the Program Director or Primary Instructor may:

  1. Involve as trainers for a specific portion of the nursing assistant training, other licensed nursing personnel or other licensed health care professionals who have at least one year of experience in their field.
  2. Use an approved Clinical Instructor who shall: Hold a current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse in Oregon; and Have the equivalent of one year full time experience as a register nurse.
  3. Use an approved Clinical Preceptor who shall: Hold a current, unencumbered license to practice nursing in Oregon; and

Have the equivalent of at least one year of experience as a registered nurse.

Revised Date: N/A