Nurse Refresher Course - Spring 2010 Semester

Date:  1/12/2010
Registration Ends:  1/15/2010 11:59 PM (ET)
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PLEASE READ ALL INFORMATION CAREFULLY BEFORE REGISTERING.

The Nurse Refresher Course is a continuing education course designed to assist the RN or LPN interested in returning to clinical practice. All participants must be currently or have been previously been licensed as an RN or LPN in the U.S.

The focus of the course is on the practice of medical-surgical nursing. College credit is not provided. 

The course consists of three components:    

1.                         Self Study Modules - theory portion of the home-study

2.                         Skills Lab Day

3.                         Clinical rotation

The self study modules are the initial step in completing this program. This portion of the program, is an independent self-study, in that instructor involvement is minimal. There are no scheduled classroom sessions. Modules must be completed within the semester due dates. It is the student's responsibility to pace their progress and turn assignments in as scheduled. All course requirements must be completed within the academic semester for which the student is registered. Individuals cannot carry over course work into another semester. Late assignments will not be accepted. Assignments are pass fail, except for Pharmacology Exam and Final Exam, for which 75% is passing. 

The skills lab consists of a 1-2 hour lecture/discussion and a 5-6 hour lab that will allow work with an instructor to practice nursing skills; blood pressure monitoring, venipuncture, naso-gastric tube insertion, etc. The Nursing Skills Lab at Clarkson College is designed to provide realistic hands-on practice for students in an area that simulates a variety of realistic medical facility environments. There are numerous resources available to facilitate group or individual learning. Students will have access to several realistic mannequins and models allowing them to practice skills needed in todays advanced health care settings.

The clinical rotation will provide an overview of patient care and will be provided under the direction of a clinical instructor, at an appropriate medical facility. Nurse refresher students will be oriented to the facility and will be providing patient care. A minimum of 45 hours of clinical (minus lunches and breaks) is required to complete the Clarkson College Nurse Refresher Program. Clinical schedules may change due to availability of space. Everyone will be informed as soon as possible of any date changes.

Course Fees:

$25.00 non-refundable registration fee. 

Registration fee is payable at the time of registration. If you are registering today online, you will need to be prepared to pay the $25.00 with a credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express).

$1,300.00 tuition, must be paid in full be tuition due date (Spring Semester 2010 due date: January 15, 2010).

 As this is a non-credit course, financial aid is not available through Clarkson College. 

Refund- Cancellation Policy

• Registration fee is non-refundable
• Tuition is due in full by tuition due date.
• If tuition is not paid in full by tuition due date, student is withdrawn from the course.
• A refund will be provided if Clarkson College Professional Development is notified in writing of a student's desire to withdraw from the course within the first 10  days of the semester in which registered. A 15% withdrawal fee will be charged.
• 11 days after the start of the semester no refunds are available.
• If tuition payment was made with a credit card, the refund, minus withdrawal fee, will be credited to the same credit card.
• Allow 30 days for payment refund to be issued.
• No refunds are provided to those who do not participate, who do not complete the course, or who do not pass.
• Student is obligated for tuition if student does not cancel as stated above.

Spring Semester 2010

Semester Dates: January 12, 2010 through April 30, 2010

At time of registration, you will be able to designate your preferred clinical rotation. Placement is on a first come-first served basis. Your registration confirmation e-mail is unable to designate which section you chose, so please make sure you have the dates.

Skills Lab Date CHOOSE ONE:   Tuesday March 30, 2010 8:30 am -4:30 pm  OR Thursday April 1, 2010 8:30 am -4:30 pm

Clinical Rotations CHOOSE ONE: (dates are subject to change)  

Section #1:  Sessions scheduled April 5, 6, 7, and April 12, 13, 14, 2010  (M/T/W) 7:00 am -4:00 pm

Section #2:  Sessions scheduled April 6, 7, 9, and April 13, 14, 16, 2010 (T/W/F) 7:00 am -4:00 pm

Section #3:  Sessions scheduled April 19, 20, 21 and April 26, 27, 28, 2010  (M/T/W) 7:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Section #4: Sessions scedhuled April 20, 21, 23 and April 27, 28, 30, 2010 (T/W/F) 7:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Orientation Sessions CHOOSE ONE: 

Orientation Session #1: Tuesday, January 5, 2010 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Orientation Session #2: Thursday, January 7, 2010  10:00 am - 12:00 noon 

All orientation sessions will take place at Clarkson College, Professional Development Lower Level conference room.
Enter off 42nd St. next to daycare playground.
Parking is available in the BLUE visitor parking garage on the corner of 44th & Douglas St. -one block west of college.

Student workbooks will be distributed at orientation sessions. These sessions are provided to acquaint students with the student workbook, discuss course requirements, review database search procedures and answer questions.

Student workbooks will also be available for pick up one week prior to course start date through registration end date at Clarkson College Professional Development, Lower Level, between 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Direct all inquiries to ProfessionalDevelopment@ClarksonCollege.edu or contact Chris Mason at 402.552.6148. 

REGISTRATION FOR SUMMER 2010 SEMESTER BEGINS APRIL 12, 2010
Summer 2010 Semester Dates: May 17, 2010 thru August 6, 2010