Renew your Nursing Career!
Are you a licensed nurse who has been away from the clinical setting? Are you seeking to have your Texas license reinstated, or are you from out of state and need to meet the Texas licensing requirements? Austin Community College can help. Our three course refresher series for RN's and LVN's will provide you with the necessary skills and system reviews required by the Texas Board of Nursing for successful reinstatement of a Texas nursing license.
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Successful reinstatement of your Nursing Licensure requires a comprehensive review of both nursing knowledge and nursing skills. ACC's Continuing Education offers an online didactic review through our Nurse Re-Entry Update course. Students of this course will receive a total of 128 hours of review in their nursing knowledge. We also offer a two-day Nursing Skills Review, which is taught on campus.
The last component of the Nursing Refresher requirements is a total of 80 hours of clinical practice. ACC cannot guarantee placement in a clinical setting, however we will present many available options to assist you in this final requirement.
Nursing Knowledge
Our Nurse Re-Entry Update is the online didactic review portion of the program. It is a semester-long course and includes a total of 128 hours of study.
Your review will take place through online discussion, self-paced assignments, and tests to review the knowledge you've gained. The topics reviewed in this course come from the recommendations by the Texas Board of Nursing, and include:
- Review of the Nurse Practice Act
- Determination of Individual Scope of Practice
- Review of the Nursing Process
- Pharmacology Review
- Medication Administration
- Documentation, Quality Assurance, and Legal Implications of Nursing Practice.
This Program Requires An Application!
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16 hours of Nursing Skills Review is currently being offered during our online program. These courses, which are being instructed at ACC's Eastview Campus, span two consecutive Saturdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
Supervised Clinical Practice
Students are required to have a total of 80 hours of supervised clinical practice to complete the course. This may be accomplished in a variety of settings as long as there are "patients" to work with and a qualified nurse to provide the necessary supervision. It is important to note that these clinical hours must be completed within one year of starting the Nurse Re-Entry Update program.
While ACC's Continuing Education cannot guarantee an in-facility clinical placement at this time, there are various options to help you meet your 80 hour requirement. Please view this document for up-to-date information in regarding clinical placement options.