Nursing Refresher Courses on: The Nursefriendly
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National Nursing Refresher Course Providers:
- North Dakota Board of Nursing:"This course is accepted by most State Boards of Nursing for
relicensure. RN & LPN REFRESHER COURSES are based on the Adult Learning Principle of
self-motivated learning. Students proceed at their own pace, with one year to complete the
course. The course is divided into two main components: 100 hours of theory (RN) 60 hours of
theory (LPN) plus 100 hours of clinical practicum. Nursing Practice Activities are included in
each module of the Learner Guide to augment the theory learning. Support is available from the
CNE-Net staff and the clinical practicum is completed at a facility near the student with an
approved registered nurse preceptor. Successful completion requires passing a final exam with a
minimum of 75%. The exam is administered by a proctor, whom the student chooses."
For additional information or to enroll in the Refresher Course e-mail marna@ndna.org or call (701) 223-7105
https://sites.google.com/site/ndnaprairierosepetal/refresher-courses-lpn-iv-course
National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Service, Inc. (NAPNES) http://www.lpnrefreshercourse.com/Home.aspx
See also: Offline/Online Nursing Degree Programs
Calling Nurses Back to the Field Ramona Salotti, RN, BS, Nursingspectrum.com:"We came from throughout the Philadelphia area, 30 women who shared a common bond: We all were inactive registered nurses. Our reasons for leaving the profession were similar, and familiar — family commitments, professional frustrations, better opportunities in other fields. But the nursing shortage had inspired many of us to reconsider our commitment, and the conference “Re-Discover Nursing,” hosted by NurseSponsorsTM, brought us together."
http://community.nursingspectrum.com/MagazineArticles/article.cfm?AID=9742
Freshen Up with a Nurse Refresher Course
Valerie Kordowski, RN, BSN:"Are you tired of saying you “used to be a nurse?” If so, your first step may be to take a nurse refresher course. It can be just what you need to put your nursing career back on track.
Whether your current nursing license is inactive or lapsed, your state board of nursing requires you to take a nurse refresher course to return to active status, and any nurse can take a refresher course. “The backgrounds and situations represented by RNs who’ve taken our course are incredibly varied,” says Virginia Moore, RNC, MSN, WHNP, office of lifelong learning coordinator for the Back to the Future: Renewing RNs course at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in Nashville, TN. “The youngest person to take our course was 30 years old [and] the most mature was 75. Some have active licenses but have not been involved in bedside care in the hospital setting for several years. Others have inactive or lapsed licenses due to involvement in other careers, home-making responsibilities, or retirement.”
http://news.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2004404010306
Hospital Mentors and College Bring RNs Back to the Workforce, Carol Bartolotti, RN, C, MPA:"You’ve been out of clinical nursing for at least 15 years, but you’d like to return to work on a medical/surgical unit. Where do you go first? You’ve heard about refresher courses and know that they might be your answer. You head to your local hospital and investigate the possibilities.
If you came to Nyack Hospital in Nyack, NY, you’d find that we’ve formed a partnership with Rockland County’s only community college and developed a refresher course for RNs. This course, designed to familiarize inactive RNs with the current acute care environment, begins with a four-hour classroom/skills laboratory orientation that covers topics such as infection control and fire safety, followed by five eight-hour clinical days. We have course instructors and assigned hospital staff as clinical mentors."
http://www2.nursingspectrum.com/articles/article.cfm?aid=8170
By State:
Arizona Nurse Refresher Courses:
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Registered Nurse Refresher Course, MCC Nursing Department, Mesa Community College:"Has your nursing career been on hold but now you’re ready to return? Have you let your license lapse for one reason or another? Well, reactivate your license and return to work with the MCC Registered Nurse Refresher program. Our program is conveniently offered online.
The Registered Nurse Refresher program consists of two sequential courses that are approved by the Arizona State Board of Nursing for licensure in Arizona only. The program may be completed in as little as six months"
1833 West Southern Avenue, Mesa, AZ 85202 USA
PHONE: 480 461 7000 (main)
http://www.mesacc.edu/programs/nursing-refresher
- The RN Refresher Course, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs:"Are you an inactive registered nurse or an active registered nurse, but you feel out of practice with today's fast-paced health care environment? If so, then the new RN Refresher Course can bring you up to date with today's technology and standards. The RN Refresher course is an innovative course designed and developed by Beth-El faculty. Holly Bradshaw, RN, BSN is the current coordinator and lead faculty. Because of the need to maintain standards in a rapidly changing technological world, this course was developed to keep registered nurses knowledgeable about current nursing techniques and practices. The RN Refresher Course will cover many objectives. In this course you will:
Review previous knowledge and basic patient care
Acquire additional knowledge and skills required of a medical/surgical nurse
Gain a renewed sense of self-confidence as a professional nurse
Be exposed to traditional and new career/educational opportunities
Be able to transfer into a staff orientation in any health care environment
The RN Refresher course will help out-of-practice nurses feel current and technologically up-to-date. Past RN Refresher students repeatedly express the feelings of security and self-assurance that they received from taking this course:
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Lifelong Learning Digest Fall/Winter 1999-2000 Call (719)262-3364 to Register Today!
http://www.uccs.edu/~bethel/rn_refresher.htm
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Nursing Refresher Course, University of Delaware:"Designed to upgrade basic competence of registered nurses who have not been in active practice and nurses who need to reinstate their Delaware licenses. This ten-session course includes lectures, seminars, and demonstrations. Independent study and clinical experience (four days, arranged by mutual agreement between students and instructor) also are required. Participants who complete the program are awarded certification from the College of Health and Nursing Sciences. Both lectures and clinical experience are required to successfully complete the course. Enrollment is limited to ten students."
University of Delaware - Newark Campus Map
Newark, DE
302-831-2000
If you have questions please contact Ruth Hurst by e-mail at continuing-health@udel.edu or by phone at 302/831-8837.
http://www.continuingstudies.udel.edu/noncredit/review/nursing_refresher.shtml
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Health Science Continuing Education
Refresher Nurse Update (Theory & Clinical)- Broward County Community College:"This course is designed for the Registered Nurse (RN) who has been away from practice for three (3) or more years, or those currently working in areas other than the medical-surgical environment. The material presented will allow the returning nurse to practice: patient care skills, the administration of medication and physical assessment in the lab setting prior to hospital clinicals. This will give an opportunity for the nurse to become aware of the changes that have occurred and that are necessary for providing effective nursing care in a variety of acute care clinical situations, so that the nurse will be able to move with confidence into a staff nurse orientation and return to practice. Clinical lab will be provided in a local hospital(s) where the returning RN will be exposed to various experiences working with an RN preceptor."
http://www.broward.edu/cehealth/cehealth/rnrefresher/page8114.html
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Community's Nurse Refresher Course, Indiana:"The Nursing Refresher Course is designed primarily to assist the inactive RN/LPN in updating knowledge and skills to return to active nursing employment. The curriculum consists of classroom instruction coordinated with clinical observations all designed to update a nurse on current nursing trends and to provide opportunities for sharpening skills and learning new nursing techniques. This course is offered two times a year."
Community Health Network
1500 North Ritter Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46219
(317) 355-1411
http://www.ecommunity.com/employment/index.aspx?pg=8706
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Center for Nursing and Health Careers, Registered Nurse Refresher Courses, New Jersey Hospital Association:"Refresher courses are designed to help registered nurses return to clinical practice with confidence in their ability to function competently in a patient-care setting."
- Brookdale Community College, New Jersey:"Update your skills to re-enter a workplace with a growing demand for nurses and increased career opportunities
A human systems body approach will focus on the latest diagnostic, surgical and medical interventions and treatments. Topics will include: the latest medications, such as antiretrovirals for HIV, antibiotic and antineoplastic drugs; nursing care of patients with PIC lines, chest tubes, and closed system suctions; assessment and the nursing process; management and leadership; nursing issues and trends. The course includes theory, nursing lab practice and clinical experience."
To register or obtain further information, phone (732) 224-2380 or E-mail program coordinator Susan Craig at scraig@brookdale.cc.nj.us
http://brookdalecc.edu/pages/879.asp/ - Wilmington, North Carolina, AHEC:"Self-paced RN Refresher Program. Are you a nurse who has not worked in more than five years? Have you been working, but not in a clinical capacity? Are you interested in returning to nursing? If the answer is yes, Coastal AHEC and the Independent Study Division of UNC-Chapel Hill have a nurse refresher course designed just for YOU! Contact Gail Imhof for more information."
Director Gail Imhof, R.N., D.Soc.Sc. Phone (910) 343.0161 ex 271 E-mail imhofg@med.unc.edu
http://www.med.unc.edu/coahec/nursing.htm - North Dakota Board of Nursing:"This course is accepted by most State Boards of Nursing for
relicensure. RN & LPN REFRESHER COURSES are based on the Adult Learning Principle of
self-motivated learning. Students proceed at their own pace, with one year to complete the
course. The course is divided into two main components: 100 hours of theory (RN) 60 hours of
theory (LPN) plus 100 hours of clinical practicum. Nursing Practice Activities are included in
each module of the Learner Guide to augment the theory learning. Support is available from the
CNE-Net staff and the clinical practicum is completed at a facility near the student with an
approved registered nurse preceptor. Successful completion requires passing a final exam with a
minimum of 75%. The exam is administered by a proctor, whom the student chooses."
For additional information or to enroll in the Refresher Course e-mail marna@ndna.org or call (701) 223-7105
https://sites.google.com/site/ndnaprairierosepetal/refresher-courses-lpn-iv-course - Independent Study Refresher Course For Licensed Practical Nurses:"This self study refresher course was developed to provide an opportunity for inactive licensed practical nurses (LPNs) to meet requirements of a refresher course for relicensure. This self study refresher course was developed to provide an opportunity for inactive licensed practical nurses (LPN/LVN) to update their nursing knowledge and skills prior to relicensure. This course is offered over the Internet and may be completed in one's home community and at a pace and time which best meets individual needs. The course is designed to reacquaint the inactive LPN with the basic nursing knowledge and skills which will allow movement with confidence into an orientation program in a health care setting, then back into nursing practice."
South Dakota State University, College of Nursing Office of Continuing Nursing Education
Box 2275 Brookings, SD 57007-0098
Telephone (605) 688-5745 Fax (605) 688-6679 Tammy Herold@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/nurs/programs/lpn/index.cfm - Independent Study Refresher Course
for Registered Nurses:"This self-study refresher course was developed to help inactive nurses review and update their nursing knowledge and skills, thus allowing them to move with confidence into a nurse orientation program and return to practice. This course is offered over the Internet and may be completed in one's home community and at a pace and time which best meets individual needs."
South Dakota State University, College of Nursing Office of Continuing Nursing Education
SDSU College of Nursing
Box 2275 Brookings, SD 57007-0098
Telephone (888) 216-9806 Fax (605) 688-6679 Tammy Herold@sdstate.edu
http://www.sdstate.edu/nurs/programs/rn/index.cfm - Tennessee State University:"Purpose of Refresher Course Offer an individualized, self-paced refresher course for inactive RN's or RN's wanting to update skills."
School of Nursing, Tennessee State University, 3500 John A. Merritt Blvd., Campus Box 9590, Nashville, TN 37209, or call (615) 963-5251, YSTRINGFIELD@TNSTATE.EDU
http://www.tnstate.edu/nurs/
http://www.njha.com/healthrecruitment/rncourse.aspx
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Brookdale Community College
765 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, NJ 07738
(732) 224-2345
http://brookdalecc.edu/pages/879.asp/
County College of Morris
214 Center Grove Road
Randolph, NJ 07869
(888) 226-8001
http://www.ccm.edu/
Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center School of Nursing
Park Ave. & Randolph Rd.
Plainfield, NJ 07061
(908) 668-2400
http://www.muhlenbergschools.org/
Our Lady of Lourdes School of Nursing
340A E. Evesham Ave.
Magnolia, NJ 08049
856-782-2103 or 856-757-3996
pbicknell@lourdesnet.org
http://www.lourdesnursingschool.org
Rutgers College of Nursing
Center for Professional Development
(973) 353-5895
DAY, EVENING and SATURDAY PROGRAMS
http://nursing.rutgers.edu/
Virtua Health
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Camden County College
P.O. Box 1669, College Drive
Blackwood, NJ 08012
(856) 374-0100
http://www.virtua.org/
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Professional Healthcare Education Service Inc.:"We are state of Texas and Louisana approved Nurse Remediation and Nurse Refresher providers.
Professional Healthcare Education Service, Inc. (PHES) focuses on educational needs for healthcare professionals and the specific healthcare related needs of businesses and organizations. Nurses needing a refresher or remediation course, doctor's offices requesting CPR or OSHA training, daycare centers with special training needs for their staff, or a nursing home/hospital requesting competency skill training, Professional Healthcare Education Service, Inc. provides a full spectrum of educational services."
Contact_person(s): Yvette Cheeks RN, BSN
3727 Greenbriar Dr. #403 Stafford, TX 77477
Phone number: 877-313-7437 toll free 281-313-7437 office
Fax number: 281-313-7470, E-Mail: phes@windstream.net
http://www.phesonline.com
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Help me get my nursing license back from 12-step nuts:"I am truly in a bind. Approximately 13 years ago, the Board of Nursing revoked my license for diversion of drugs. I hit rock bottom and decided on my own that this was over forever. I have been abstinent of narcotics since that time. I started a consulting business which has been fairly successful. I deal only with law firms. Last year, discussions with several law firms re medical/legal consulting prompted me to attempt to obtain my license back so that I could expand to include this new area."
http://www.peele.net/faq/nursing.html
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How you can reenter the job market:"As an OR nurse, Marie Torlincasi, RN, was making good money. But when she started her family, she quit her job. Although she knew it might be hard to get back into the profession later, she was willing to take her chances."
http://www.nurseweek.com/features/98-3/reenter.html
