N 1.12N 1.12 Nursing refresher course approval. N 1.12(1)(1) Intent of nurse refresher course. A nurse refresher course is designed for nurses who have not been practicing for five years or more. N 1.12(2)(a)(a) The instructor shall have all of the following qualifications: N 1.12(2)(a)2.2. Recent clinical experience or clinical teaching experience. N 1.12(2)(b)(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. N 1.12(3)(3) Professional nurse content. The nurse refresher course designed for professional nurse shall have all of the following content: N 1.12(3)(a)(a) Theory portion including all of the following: N 1.12(3)(a)4.4. Recent trends in nursing techniques and responsibilities. N 1.12(3)(b)(b) Skills lab of at least 25 hours including basic nursing skills review and technology and equipment update. N 1.12(3)(c)(c) Directly supervised or precepted clinical experience of 100 hours or more performed in a hospital, clinic, long-term, or subacute facility. N 1.12(4)(4) Practical nurse content. The nurse refresher course designed for practical nurses shall have all of the following content: N 1.12(4)(a)(a) Theory portion including all of the following: N 1.12(4)(a)4.4. Recent trends in nursing techniques and responsibilities. N 1.12(4)(b)(b) Skills lab of at least 15 hours including basic nursing skills review and technology and equipment update. N 1.12(4)(c)(c) Directly supervised or precepted clinical experience of 70 hours or more performed in a hospital, clinic, long-term, or subacute facility. N 1.12(5)(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. N 1.12 HistoryHistory: CR 14-004: cr. Register July 2014 No. 703, eff. 8-1-14; correction in (4) (intro.) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register July 2014 No. 703.
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