Our course lasts 12 weeks and totals 192 hours. It includes a 64-hour clinical preceptorship in local hospitals. Components of the course include nursing process and patient teaching, basic pharmacology and medication administration, documentation, CPR certification, and quality assurance and legal issues. Pros and cons Nurses have a lot to think about before deciding to return to clinical practice. However, the last few years have brought a lot of changes to clinical practice, especially in hospitals.
Patient acuity is higher, and keeping up with advancing technology is a major challenge.
Although it will take time and determination to re-enter clinical practice, hospitals definitely have a place for returning nurses.