Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a)
(1) Each refresher course that prepares
advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who have not been actively engaged
in advanced nursing practice for more than five years shall be accredited by
the board.
(2) If a formal
refresher course is not available, an individualized course may be designed for
a nurse. Each individualized course shall be accredited by the education
specialist.
(b) Each
refresher course student shall meet both of the following conditions:
(1) Be licensed currently as a Kansas
registered professional nurse; and
(2) have been licensed as an advanced
practice registered nurse in Kansas or another state or have completed the
education required to be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse in
Kansas.
(c) Continuing
nursing education contact hours may be awarded for completion of APRN refresher
courses. A contact hour shall equal a 50-minute hour of instruction.
(d) The objectives and outcomes of the
refresher course shall be stated in behavioral terms and shall describe the
expected competencies of the applicant.
(e) Each instructor for an APRN refresher
course shall be licensed as an APRN and shall show evidence of recent
professional education and competency in teaching.
(f) Each provider that has been accredited by
the board to offer an APRN refresher course shall provide the following
classroom and clinical experiences, based on the length of time that the
student has not been actively engaged in advanced nursing practice:
(1) For students who have not engaged in
advanced nursing practice for more than five years, but less than or equal to
10 years, 150 didactic hours and 350 clinical hours; and
(2) for students who have not engaged in
advanced nursing practice for more than 10 years, 200 didactic hours and 500
clinical hours.
(g) The
content, methods of instruction, and learning experiences shall be consistent
with the objectives and outcomes of the course.
(h) Each refresher course for the roles of
nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse-midwife shall contain
the following content:
(1) Didactic:
(A) Role alignment related to recent changes
in the area of advanced nursing practice;
(B) the ethical and legal implications of
advanced nursing practice;
(C) the
health care delivery system;
(D)
diagnostic procedures for the area of specialization; and
(E) prescribing medications for the area of
specialization; and
(2)
clinical:
(A) Conducting diagnostic procedures
for the area of specialization;
(B)
prescribing medications for the area of specialization;
(C) evaluating the physical and psychosocial
health status of a client;
(D)
obtaining a comprehensive health history;
(E) conducting physical examinations using
basic examination techniques, diagnostic instruments, and laboratory
procedures;
(F) planning,
implementing, and evaluating care;
(G) consulting with clients and members of
the health care team;
(H) managing
the medical plan of care prescribed based on protocols or guidelines;
(I) initiating and maintaining records,
documents, and other reports;
(J)
developing teaching plans; and
(K)
counseling individuals, families, and groups on the following issues:
(i) Health;
(ii) illness; and
(iii) the promotion of health
maintenance.
(i) Each student in nurse-midwife refresher
training shall also have clinical hours in the management of the expanding
family throughout pregnancy, labor, delivery, postdelivery care, and
gynecological care.
(j) The
provider of each refresher course shall provide official evidence of completion
to each individual who successfully completes the refresher course.
