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Designing a nurse refresher course curriculum.

Regina Cundall1, Betty Emert, Donna Gowens

  • 1Lutheran Medical Center School of Nursing, St Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Chesterfield, MO 63005, USA.

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing
|August 17, 2004
PubMed
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Nurse refresher courses help inactive registered nurses return to practice, with over 60% remaining employed for two years. This article presents a curriculum designed for such essential nursing programs.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Healthcare Workforce Development

Background:

  • Addressing the shortage of registered nurses (RNs) is critical.
  • Nurse refresher courses offer a viable strategy to re-engage inactive RNs.
  • Existing programs lack standardized curricula.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a comprehensive nurse refresher course curriculum.
  • To detail the curriculum design process.

Main Methods:

  • Extensive literature review of existing nurse refresher programs.
  • Curriculum development based on identified needs and best practices.

Main Results:

  • Over 60% of graduates from similar courses remain employed in nursing for at least two years.

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  • A detailed curriculum framework was successfully designed.

    • Conclusions:

    • Nurse refresher courses are effective in retaining RNs in the workforce.
    • The presented curriculum provides a valuable resource for program development.
    • Standardized curricula can enhance the impact of refresher programs.