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Aug 31, 2024
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Catalog 2016-17 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Nurse Refresher Series
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Program Description
This course series provides instruction that updates a nurse’s knowledge on the current practice of medical-surgical nursing in acute care. Topics covered include: healthcare trends/nursing roles; nursing process; pharmacology/dosage calculation; body systems (neurological, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, renal, musculoskeletal, and reproductive), hematology, immunity, gerontology, oncology, and pain management
Program Outcomes
Successful Completion:
CCBC Credential:
Students will have access to a Continuing Education academic record (transcript).
Students will be able to apply to the Maryland Board of Nursing for active nursing licensure.
Certifying Organization:
Maryland Board of Nursing (MBON)
4140 Patterson Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21215; 410-585-1900
www.mbon.org
Career Opportunities:
Most hospitals are hiring BSN Registered Nurses. There are increasing vacancies for LPNs in long-term care facilities.
Program Length
3-4 months
The Nurse Refresher course starts in April and October at CCBC Essex.
Program Requirements
Non-expired Active or Inactive Maryland Registered Nurse or non-expired Inactive Maryland Licensed Practical Nurse; computer literate; and Internet access.
Students must have the following paperwork turned in to the coordinator prior to the start of class:
- Negative PPD (within 12 months) or negative chest x-ray less than one year old
- Positive titer or proof of vaccination/immunity for measles, mumps, rubella and varicella
- Hepatitis B vaccination or declination form
- Tetanus shot (within 10 years)
- Copy of health insurance card
- Completion of physician medical exam report
- Copy of high school diploma or GED
- Current flu vaccination
Application Process
Provisional Entry: Prospective students must provide verification of nursing credentials, and must meet with the Program Coordinator prior to registration.
Program Course Sequence
1.Nurse Refresher – Part I: Theory: NUR 005
- Textbook/Materials:
- Medical-Surgical Nursing (Single Vol. Ed. w/CC); Brunner & Suddarth; 2014; Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins; $169.40
2. Nurse Refresher Skills Lab: AHE 793
3. Nurse Refresher – Part II: Theory: NUR 006
Program Costs
- Tuition/Fees: $1925 (Tuition-$1145/Fees-$780)
- Textbook/Materials: $169.40
Program Contact Information
Coordinator:
Aimee King
aking4@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-2035
Essex, HTEC 013D
Administrative Assistant:
Nancy Laubach
nlaubach@ccbcmd.edu
443-840-1819
Essex, HTEC 001
Financial Aid and Payment Options
- Continuing Education Opportunity Grant
- Partial Payment Option (through Nelnet Business Solutions)
- Tuition Waiver for Senior Citizens and Individuals with Disabilities
- Employer/Sponsor Paid Tuition
- Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS)
- Local Office of Workforce Development
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