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Sponsors pull practical-nursing core-curriculum bill after committee questions
Summary
House Bill 1566 would have directed nurse-education administrators to develop a 44-credit core curriculum for practical nursing programs and pilot it; the proposal prompted questions about statutory authority, timing and the State Board of Nursing's position and the sponsor withdrew the bill for amendment and further work.
Rep. Rick McClure presented House Bill 1566 to standardize a core curriculum for practical nursing (LPN/PN) programs across Arkansas. Nurse educators who helped draft the proposal told the committee that program lengths and clinical hours currently vary widely and that a common core could improve portability between programs.
Genevieve White and Cindy Smith, nurse-education…
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