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RN Refresher Certificate

Coming Spring 2021

Thinking about returning to the workforce? Have you kept your license active but haven’t practiced in over a year? Villanova has developed a 4-part program to ease your reentry into nursing.

Complete the Medical/Surgical Update and Review Course- a didactic review of body systems / pharmacology and practice issues. Move on to  refresh your knowledge of medications and metabolic pathways in the Basic Pharmacology Review and Update Course. Then continue on with Physical Assessment of the Geriatric Patient, which will review basic assessment techniques and include components that relate specifically to geriatric populations. Then continue with Mental Health First Aid which will introduce you to risk factors and warning signs of mental health problems, builds understanding of their impact and overviews appropriate supports. Finish the certificate with our Skills Update Workshop in our state of the art Simulation Lab where you will have hands on experience with the latest in skills review such as foley catheter insertion, IV insertion, central line dressings, PEG tubes and various pumps. Upon completion of these six programs you will receive a RN Refresher Certificate. You can earn a sufficient number of contact hours to meet your PA mandatory relicensure continuing education requirements for a 2 yr period.  Courses can be taken individually but to receive the certificate, you must complete the entire program. 

Note: This is not a Reactivation Course.  If your license has expired or been placed on "inactive status", check with your local state board of nursing to find an appropriate reactivation program.

Coming Spring 2021

Date: TBA
Course: Medical/Surgical Update and Review
Date: TBA Course: Basic Pharmacology Review and Update
Date: TBA Course: Physical Assessment of the Geriatric Patient
Date: TBA Course: Skills Update and Review  
Fee:     46 contact hours for entire certificate
Continuing Education Courses

Note

Note: This is not a Reactivation Course.  If your license has expired or been on “Inactive status”, check with your local state board to find an appropriate reactivation program.