The Board shall review all nursing programs in the State at least every 10 years or more often as considered necessary. If the Board determines that any approved nursing program does not meet or maintain the standards required by the Board, the Board shall give written notice specifying the deficiencies to the institution responsible for the program. The Board shall evaluate and take appropriate action, including withdrawing approval, for a program that fails to correct deficiencies within a reasonable time. The Board shall publish a list of nursing programs in this State showing their approval status. ?(1981, c. 360, s. 1; 2003-146, s. 5; 2019-180, s. 11.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.40

  • Board: means the North Carolina Board of Nursing. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
  • Nursing: is a dynamic discipline which includes the assessing, caring, counseling, teaching, referring and implementing of prescribed treatment in the maintenance of health, prevention and management of illness, injury, disability or the achievement of a dignified death. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
  • Nursing program: means any educational program in North Carolina offering to prepare persons to meet the educational requirements for licensure under this Article. See North Carolina General Statutes 90-171.20
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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