This course is designed to assist students who are currently enrolled in the Associate Degree Program. A review of the skills related to nursing practice is provided. This course will provide students with supervised practice of clinical situations in the lab. This course is designed for Registered Nurses who have not recently practiced nursing and are planning to return to nursing. This RN Refresher course, essentially, is training for the professional via counseling and evaluating knowledge and its clinical application.
Video technology is incorporated for teaching and critiquing behavior.
The overall course includes 172 hours of classroom theory, skills laboratory practice, hospital clinical experience, and requires a 48-hour pharmacology course. The Basic Pharmacology course must have been successfully completed within the past four years. Participants will be assessed a small fee for professional liability insurance coverage. A white nursing uniform, general nursing equipment, and textbooks are also required and will be described during the mandatory orientation meeting. This course meets the guidelines established by the Texas Department of Human Services.