RN Refresher Course

UPDATE YOUR SKILLS AND RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE

Are you a registered nurse who is out of practice and needs to update your skills and refresh your knowledge to return to the workforce?

A newly designed Registered Nurse Refresher course is being offered at Kent State University at Stark.

This seven-week course will include practice updates, pharmacology review, electronic health record practice, nursing skills review and hands-on practice in our state-of-the-art nursing simulation laboratory. Resume writing and interview coaching will be available to all students.

Tuition will be charged for a three credit hour undergraduate course.

SPRING 2024

NURS 41095 ST: Nursing Refresher; CRN 19025
March 11 - April 28, 2024
Hybrid delivery - both online and face-to-face instruction

Online lecture on Mondays: 8 - 11 a.m. (class does not meet on March 25)
There are two required face-to-face meetings on the Stark Campus on Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Contact Christine Howell at chowel25@kent.edu for more information about the course.

HOW TO APPLY

Students defer full admission and are admitted one of the following ways:

Undergraduate Guest - if you never attended Kent State before or took undergraduate courses elsewhere after attending Kent State
Undergraduate Reenrollment - if you attended Kent State before or received a degree from Kent State, and have not taken any undergraduate courses after attending Kent State

Admission questions can be directed to 330-244-3251 or starkadmissions@kent.edu.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Discuss 21st century changes and trends in healthcare.
Review and examine nursing care and pharmacology for the major causes of morbidity and mortality for adults in the United States.
Identify legal and ethical concerns for nurses including RN scope of practice and standards of nursing care for safe practice.
Discuss principles for best geriatric practice and holistic end of life care.
Demonstrate application of nursing process to provide care to adults and families in acute, chronic, and rehabilitation care settings.
Utilize a variety of resources, including nursing research, to provide quality, cost-effective nursing care.
Apply and integrate nursing knowledge, safety in skills, and professional behaviors using clinical reasoning.
Prepare for employment as a professional nurse, including developing interviewing skills and creating a professional portfolio, a letter of interest and resume.

LABORATORY LEARNING OUTCOMES

Demonstrate comprehensive assessment and health history taking skills.
Utilize principles of organization, prioritization, time management, and nursing delegation in the care of simulated patients.
Demonstrate competency in clinical nursing skills- ADL’s, Safe medication administration, IV skills, Oxygenation, I+O, NG, Foley Catheter, CPR/AED & mock code, and EHR documentation/informatics.

INTERESTED?

For more information, contact:

Christine Howell, MSN, RN, CEN
Lecturer
223C Science & Nursing
330-244-3384
chowel25@kent.edu