Chapter N 1

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) (2) Faculty.

N 1.12(2)(a) (a) The instructor shall have all of the following qualifications:

N 1.12(2)(a)1. 1. Masters degree in nursing.

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)1. 1. Nursing process review.

N 1.12(3)(a)2. 2. Infection control.

N 1.12(3)(a)3. 3. Medication and pharmacology update.

N 1.12(3)(a)4. 4. Recent trends in nursing techniques and responsibilities.

N 1.12(3)(a)5. 5. Communication.

N 1.12(3)(a)6. 6. Documentation and reporting.

N 1.12(3)(a)7. 7. Supervision and delegation.

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)1. 1. Nursing process review.

N 1.12(4)(a)2. 2. Infection control.

N 1.12(4)(a)3. 3. Medication and pharmacology update.

N 1.12(4)(a)4. 4. Recent trends in nursing techniques and responsibilities.

N 1.12(4)(a)5. 5. Communication.

N 1.12(4)(a)6. 6. Documentation and reporting.

N 1.12(4)(a)7. 7. Supervision and delegation.

N 1.12(4)(a)8. 8. Aging population.

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 History History: 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.