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Increase your skilled pool of nurses!

The RN Refresher Course supports licensed nurses with previous Acute Care experience who are looking to re-enter the nursing workforce. 

This applies to:
  • nurses who have been out of practice for LESS than 10 years and have an active RN license, and
  • this course can be utilized to reinstate a lapsed RN license. 
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Module Descriptions

Module One - (Theory)
Addresses basic concepts and skills applicable in the care of patients experiencing a variety of health care problems.  Concepts explored include the nature of the health care delivery system; infection control; application of the nursing process in nursing practice and patient education; nursing care of older adults; legal and ethical issues in health care; nursing care of the patient experiencing surgery; nursing care for patients with fluid/electrolyte and nutritional imbalances; nursing care for patients experiencing pain; nursing care for patients with cancer.  (Contact Hours: 30)
 
Module Two - (Clinical)
Application of concepts will be reviewed from module one and use decision making and critical thinking skills in caring for patients in a virtual hospital setting.  The virtual hospital has realistic architecture and access to patient rooms, a nurse’s station and a medication room.  Students work with multiple complex patient simulations and learn to access information resources (including an electronic health record) that are essential for high quality patient care. The clinical experiences of this module focus on cultural aspects of care; fluid balance; electrolyte imbalances; pain; perioperative care; blood transfusions; cancer; and end-of-life care.  (Contact Hours: 15)
 
Module Three - (Theory)
Addresses selected health problems affecting the respiratory, cardiac, metabolic, renal, immunologic, gastrointestinal, neurological and musculoskeletal systems for which there have been recent therapeutic advances. In each instance, the physiological and psychosocial aspects of the problem are explored, and the contemporary medical/surgical, pharmacological, and nursing regimens are described.  (Contact Hours: 30)
 
Module Four - (Clinical)
Application of concepts will be reviewed from module three and use decision making and critical thinking skills in caring for patients in a virtual hospital setting. The virtual hospital has realistic architecture and access to patient rooms, a nurse’s station and a medication room.  Students work with multiple complex patient simulations and learn to access information resources (including an electronic health record) that are essential for high quality patient care. The clinical experiences of this module focus on care of patients with asthma; emphysema and pneumonia; pulmonary embolism; acid-base balance; atrial fibrillation; hypertension; diabetes; intestinal obstruction and colorectal cancer; and total knee replacement.
(Contact Hours: 15)

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  • Home
  • CCNW
    • About >
      • About CCNW
      • CLN History
      • Presidents Award
    • Board & Staff
    • Annual Nursing Workforce Supporters
    • Support CCNW
    • Partners & Supporters
    • Network Groups & Committees
  • Contact
  • Online Education
    • Part Time Clinical Faculty Prep Course
    • Full-Time Nurse Faculty Course
    • RN Refresher Course
    • RN Re-Entry Boot Camp
    • Professional Development Series >
      • 2023 Workshops - Professional Development Series
      • 2021-2022 Workshop Video Recordings
    • Population Health Course
  • News
  • What We Do
    • RN Student Day >
      • RN Student Day Overview
      • Student Day 2022 Agenda
      • Student Day Exhibitor & Sponsor Info
    • CT Nursing School Guide
    • Daisy Awards
    • Products >
      • Background Checks & Drug Screens
      • Clinical Placement Platform
  • Data Reports & Resources
    • Data Reports
    • Presentations
    • Online Resources
  • Workforce Summit
    • 2023 Nursing and Healthcare Workforce Summit >
      • Sponsor Opportunities - 2023 Summit
    • 2019 Healthcare Workforce Summit
    • Collaborations-Workforce Development Boards
  • Background Checks
  • Job Bank