Current through February 26, 2024
(1) INTENT OF NURSE
REFRESHER COURSE. A nurse refresher course is designed for nurses who have not
been practicing for five years or more.
(2) FACULTY.
(a) The instructor shall have all of the
following qualifications:
1. Masters degree in
nursing.
2. Recent clinical
experience or clinical teaching experience.
(b) If preceptors are used, the preceptor is
selected by the instructor using criteria developed for the course and the
instructor provides supervision of preceptors.
(3) PROFESSIONAL NURSE CONTENT. The nurse
refresher course designed for professional nurse shall have all of the
following content:
(a) Theory portion
including all of the following:
1. Nursing
process review.
2. Infection
control.
3. Medication and
pharmacology update.
4. Recent
trends in nursing techniques and responsibilities.
5. Communication.
6. Documentation and reporting.
7. Supervision and delegation.
(b) Skills lab of at least 25
hours including basic nursing skills review and technology and equipment
update.
(c) Directly supervised or
precepted clinical experience of 100 hours or more performed in a hospital,
clinic, long-term, or subacute facility.
(4) PRACTICAL NURSE CONTENT. The nurse
refresher course designed for practical nurses shall have all of the following
content:
(a) Theory portion including all of
the following:
1. Nursing process
review.
2. Infection
control.
3. Medication and
pharmacology update.
4. Recent
trends in nursing techniques and responsibilities.
5. Communication.
6. Documentation and reporting.
7. Supervision and delegation.
8. Aging population.
(b) Skills lab of at least 15 hours including
basic nursing skills review and technology and equipment update.
(c) Directly supervised or precepted clinical
experience of 70 hours or more performed in a hospital, clinic, long-term, or
subacute facility.
(5)
APPROVAL PROCESS. The board will review curriculum of nurse refresher courses
submitted for inclusion on a listing of approved courses. Individual course
participants shall be required to submit curriculum only if the course is not
on the approved list.
