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Nursing Refresher Programs


MSU Offering Web-Based RN Refresher Course
Michigan State University College of Nursing offers an online RN Refresher Course. This course provides RNs who wish to return to active clinical practice with core competencies to prepare them to resume clinical practice in a safe, competent and confident manner. Course features: 15 on-line course modules that will prepare the practitioner to: identify the professional roles, responsibilities and clinical judgment required in current registered nurse practice; describe the characteristics of the current health care delivery system that impact safety, quality, and outcomes for patients; and identify the biopsychosocial and cultural factors that influence patient’s health and healthcare practices. A 120-hour precepted clinical practicum completed in the nurse’s home community that will prepare the practitioner to: demonstrate nursing interventions that incorporate pharmacological principles and safe medication practices; and apply the nursing process in planning and providing care for patients with selected medical/surgical conditions.
To view the brochure and registration information, please visit the  Michigan State University - RN Refresher Course page.  For additional information please call: Katie Kessler, RN, MSN, APRN, BC at (517) 355-8539 or by email: kessle24@msu.edu

Madonna University RN Refresher Course
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The RN Refresher Course CPS 4200 is offered by Madonna University’s College of Nursing and Health, has been designed for nurses who have maintained their RN license but have been out of clinical practice for longer than two years and are wishing to return to an adult setting in acute care, home care, and/or long term care. This course does not replace agency orientation but is intended to assist the nurse in completing agency orientation with confidence. An update on adult medical-surgical conditions commonly encountered in hospital, home care, and long term care settings will be provided. A system’s appropach will be utilized with each condition. General concepts of care, assessment, pharmacotherapy, clinical practice guidelines, management of emergent conditions, and discharge planning will be presented and reviewed. For more information, please contact Martha A. Donagrandi MSN RN, by calling 734-432-5449 or emailing mdonagrandi@madonna.edu
 
Delta College RN-LPN Refresher Course
25 CEUs, including 1 pain CE
The Delta College Registered Nurse (RN) and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Refresher Course is geared toward the nurse who desires to return to nursing after an absence for an extended period of time; for nurses who would like to transition back into acute care after working in other areas of nursing; for nurses who would like a good review for NCLEX-RN or LPN, and for nurses needing to meet Michigan Board of Nursing requirements. The goal of the Nurse Refresher Course is to update nurses’ knowledge and skill base, as well as increase the confidence of nurses as they return to clinical practice or the acute care setting. This course is set up in a blended format:
  • 20 hours of simulated labs
  • 60 hours clinical practice
  • Independent on-line study
  • Textbook readings and exercises
  • On-line peer discussion boards
  • Multiple tests including Pre/Post tests Prerequisites.
 
Students must go through Admission to Delta College to access the course management software. Textbooks are required for this course. Check with the Delta Bookstore. Cost: $995 Classes are held twice a year: Winter: February - April & Fall: September – December.  For further information contact Delta College LifeLong Learning by phone: (989)686-9444, Email: lifelonglearning@delta.edu or website: RN-LPN Nurse Refresher
Nurse Refresher Lab Only
The Nurse Refresher Lab only option is available for students who qualify.  The continuing education units awarded for the lab only option are listed below.  Please contact LifeLong Learning for prerequisite information.
  • 1 Pain Management CE
  • 20 Hours Simulated Lab (10 Simulated Lab CEs)
  • 60 Hours Clinical (5 Clinical Preceptor CEs)

Cost: $695.00

 
Washtenaw Community College
RN Refresher Course - Online 
This online course will improve the RNs confidence, critical thinking and understanding of the most commonly encountered nursing management challenges of the adult patient in the acute care setting. Accessible 24/7, the self-paced content includes case studies, a review of pathophysiology, assessment, up-to date medical-surgical collaborative care and nursing management including prioritization, delegation, patient safety and evidence-based practice. An online virtual hospital is where the RN will plan and document care for multiple patients. At the conclusion of the course, the RN can apply his/her reinvigorated critical thinking skills in WCC’s high tech human patient simulator lab. Open lab times are also offered.
Orientation to the course is scheduled each spring/summer, fall and winter on main campus in Ann Arbor. Interested RNs should contact Angela Poppe, BSN, RN, CPP in LifeLong Learning, Washtenaw Community College at (734) 677- 5085 or APoppe@wccnet.edu to request an application. www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning