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Nurse 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
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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:
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
RN Refresher Course - Online
After completion of the RN Refresher course, nurses who have been out of practice for more than 3 years will feel more confident and display competence in their ability to utilize the nursing process in their care or case management of the adult patient resulting in increased job opportunities, improved clinical decision-making, and better patient outcomes.
Work with multiple, complex, adult patient simulations whose health statuses change over time in an interactive, virtual hospital. After a two-hour orientation (held on the WCC Ann Arbor campus) to online classroom environment, participants can access and complete the course within twelve weeks. Increasing in complexity, by the end of the virtual clinical experience, nurses will apply the nursing process--including medication administration and documentation--to patients with the following diagnoses: pain, fluid, electrolyte and acid-base imbalances, diabetes; lower respiratory and obstructive pulmonary diseases, HTN & A-Fib, ETOH addiction; DVT & PE with comorbidity of DM; cancer; glaucoma, and to patients whose needs are addressed through surgery; palliative care at the EOL; cultural competent care, blood component therapy; and other commonly provided services. Nursing skills videos, supervised skills lab, and a simulation lab on the WCC campus are also available.
For more information and to request a preregistration questionnaire and brochure, please contact Angela Poppe BSN, RN, CPP at APoppe@wccnet.edu and see our website at http://www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning/licensing-certification/.
Work with multiple, complex, adult patient simulations whose health statuses change over time in an interactive, virtual hospital. After a two-hour orientation (held on the WCC Ann Arbor campus) to online classroom environment, participants can access and complete the course within twelve weeks. Increasing in complexity, by the end of the virtual clinical experience, nurses will apply the nursing process--including medication administration and documentation--to patients with the following diagnoses: pain, fluid, electrolyte and acid-base imbalances, diabetes; lower respiratory and obstructive pulmonary diseases, HTN & A-Fib, ETOH addiction; DVT & PE with comorbidity of DM; cancer; glaucoma, and to patients whose needs are addressed through surgery; palliative care at the EOL; cultural competent care, blood component therapy; and other commonly provided services. Nursing skills videos, supervised skills lab, and a simulation lab on the WCC campus are also available.
For more information and to request a preregistration questionnaire and brochure, please contact Angela Poppe BSN, RN, CPP at APoppe@wccnet.edu and see our website at http://www.wccnet.edu/lifelong-learning/licensing-certification/.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College - RN Refresher Course
KVCC is offering a five-week Nurse Refresher course designed for the licensed practical nurse (LPN) and the registered nurse (RN) preparing to re-enter the nursing practice. In this course, the participant can expect to update the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills of licensed nurses who have not recently practiced nursing, enabling them to regain competency. At the completion of the course, the participant will be prepared to enter an orientation program at an employing agency.
WHERE: Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6767 West O Avenue, Kalamazoo MI 49003 - Room 4150 TTC—Nursing Lab.
COST: Theory & Lab—$450.00* - * Includes required lab fee Theory/Lab/Clinic — $675.00* Includes required lab fee.
Tentative clinic site: Three Rivers Health in Three Rivers, MI.
CONTACT HOURS: 44 (theory/lab only) 110 (theory/lab/clinic) CEUs: 4.4 (theory/lab only) 11.0 (theory/lab/clinic). PREREQUISITES FOR THEORY/LAB: Current Michigan LPN or RN License. Include copy with registration. Reading Requirement prior to class. Review information on our website at www.kvcc.edu.
PREREQUISITES FOR THEORY/LAB/CLINIC: Successful completion of NURS 9900—Theory/LabCourse. Refer to www.kvcc.edu for a complete list of pre-requisites, physical requirements or information, call 269-373-7860. For Registration, call 269-373-7800.
KVCC is offering a five-week Nurse Refresher course designed for the licensed practical nurse (LPN) and the registered nurse (RN) preparing to re-enter the nursing practice. In this course, the participant can expect to update the theoretical knowledge and clinical skills of licensed nurses who have not recently practiced nursing, enabling them to regain competency. At the completion of the course, the participant will be prepared to enter an orientation program at an employing agency.
WHERE: Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 6767 West O Avenue, Kalamazoo MI 49003 - Room 4150 TTC—Nursing Lab.
COST: Theory & Lab—$450.00* - * Includes required lab fee Theory/Lab/Clinic — $675.00* Includes required lab fee.
Tentative clinic site: Three Rivers Health in Three Rivers, MI.
CONTACT HOURS: 44 (theory/lab only) 110 (theory/lab/clinic) CEUs: 4.4 (theory/lab only) 11.0 (theory/lab/clinic). PREREQUISITES FOR THEORY/LAB: Current Michigan LPN or RN License. Include copy with registration. Reading Requirement prior to class. Review information on our website at www.kvcc.edu.
PREREQUISITES FOR THEORY/LAB/CLINIC: Successful completion of NURS 9900—Theory/LabCourse. Refer to www.kvcc.edu for a complete list of pre-requisites, physical requirements or information, call 269-373-7860. For Registration, call 269-373-7800.