Exceptions to direct, on-site supervision in nursing education programs-community, public & population health.

Please consider incorporating language similar to a previous Virginia BON guidance document into general regulations. Flexibility with community, public, and population health placements allow programs to seek beneficial learning opportunities for students. We request that the regulation be revised to allow for what counts as direct clinical hours specifically for community, public and population health clinical practice to align with the best practices as noted by other commenters.