RN Re-Entry: Clinical Experience / Continuing Nursing Education

RN Re-Entry Clinical Experience

Orientation: To be announced May 2010, 5:15 pm - 7:15 pm

Experience: To be announced June - July 2009

Location(s): Pacific Lutheran University campus and
Clinical Sites to be announced

Contact Hours: 135 hours

Cost: $550.00

Within this range of dates, participants will complete 160 clock hours as a clinical experience with an assigned clinical preceptor. Day and evening shifts will be used for clinical experience on any day of the week, including holidays. Clinical hours and days will vary for each participant. It is essential that participants are available to work preceptors' schedules. Participants who have been inactive in nursing practice for more than three (3) years can expect to be assigned to extended care facilities for a portion of the clinical experience. This program is presented in cooperation with health care facilities in the South Puget Sound area. The clinical experience is open to persons holding active Washington RN licenses without encumbrance or disciplinary action.

SCHEDULE:

Introduction
To be announced May 2010
5:15 pm - 7:15 pm

Clinical Experience
June - July, 2010
Times and sites to be announced

Suggested Texts:
Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins
Study Guide to Accompany Brunner and Suddarth's Textbook of Medical Surigcal Nursing published by Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins

COURSE FEES AND CE CREDIT: $ 550.00 for 135 contact hours

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

1. Request an application packet from CNE.
Complete the application packet, including:

Course Application
Washington State Disclosure Affidavit
Addendum to Application
Release and Hold Harmless form
Personal Health History

2. Mail or bring the application packet and appropriate fees by noon on March 30, 2010 to:

        Continuing Nursing Education
        School of Nursing
        Pacific Lutheran University
        Tacoma, WA 98447

Please be prepared to show your license and original documentation to the staff of the School of Nursing. Participants will not be cleared for the clinical experience until the clinical prerequisites are met.

CLINICAL PREREQUISITES:

Applicants must comply with the following requirements by May 10, 2010 to be cleared to enter the clinical experience. The health history form is to be submitted with your application.

Hold a current license to practice registered nursing in the State of Washington with no encumbrances.
Show evidence of liability (malpractice) insurance coverage for a minimum of $1,000,000/$3,000,000.
Show evidence of a major medical, accident or sickness insurance coverage.
Completion of CPR for Health Care Providers that remains valid throughout the clinical experience.
Complete Addendum to Application
Complete the Washington State Patrol Disclosure Affidavit
Complete and sign Release and Hold Harmless Agreement
Completion of School of Nursing Health History form and current screening
and immunization requirements to include proof of:

TB Screening

Tetanus

Measles, Mumps, Rubeola (MMR)

Hepatitis B Vaccine

Hepatitis B Antibody Titer

Chicken Pox (Varicella) Titer

Successful completion of all Re-Entry Skills Review Laboratory sessions as evaluated by the instructors.
Be available for clinical experience on day and evening shifts any day of the week, including holidays.

REFUND POLICY:

Registration fee, less $20.00 handling charge, will be refunded only upon written request received by noon on May 10, 2010. A full refund will be made for cancellations by the University when an enrollment limit is reached or for insufficient enrollment. PLU reserves the right to cancel any offering when registration is insufficient to meet requirements and to set limits for numbers of participants for optimum teaching/learning conditions.

For more information and registration materials contact PLU CNE at 253-535-7683 or ccnl@plu.edu

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