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Nursing Continuing Education
Expand your skills and earn contact hours toward license renewal in our Nursing Continuing Education classes.

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RN Refresher

Improve your confidence, critical thinking, and understanding of the most commonly encountered nursing management challenges of the adult patient in the medical- surgical setting. Our online course helps meet the needs of busy adults. It is offered each January, May and September and includes a two-hour, scheduled orientation on campus where you’ll meet your instructor and receive your content access code and virtual hospital software. Then you can review anytime, 24/7!

The course is divided into twelve-sections and includes an e-book text, audio and visual clips, animations, slides, interactive case studies, and instructor support. A virtual hospital is where you will set priorities for care, collect, analyze and interpret data, prepare and administer medications, use critical thinking skills and reach conclusions about complex patient problems. Optional, on-campus, skills practice labs with nursing instructors and online skills videos also now included.

Course Sections And Content:

  1. Concepts In Nursing Practice
    • Contemporary Nursing Practice
    • Health Disparities & Culturally Competent Care
    • Health History and Physical Exam
    • Chronic Illness and Older Adults
    • Pain
    • Palliative Care at End of Life
    • Addictive Behaviors
  2. Pathophysiologic Mechanisms Of Disease
    • Inflammation and wound healing
    • Infection & HIV
    • Fluid, electrolyte and acid-base imbalances
  3. Pre & Postoperative Care
  4. Sensory Input
  5. Oxygenation: Ventilation
  6. Oxygenation: Transport
  7. Oxygenation: Perfusion
  8. Ingestion, Digestion, Absorption, And Elimination
  9. Urinary Function
  10. Regulatory And Reproductive Mechanisms
  11. Movement And Coordination

The final section focuses on identifying shock and ARDS.

Enjoy a lab enhanced, self-paced, online learning experience while increasing your confidence!

Note: This self-paced course is to be completed within a sixteen- week period. You will receive a certificate upon successful completion. Successful completion is measured by achievement of 75% or higher on the multiple choice exams and participation in discussion board questions.

For more information, to request a printable brochure or the pre-registration application, please contact us.

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  1. Dosage, Math & Clinical Calculations Review for Nurses Online Made Incredibly Easy!

    Prerequisite(s): You must purchase "Dosage Calculations for Nurses", ISBN 978-1451113617, a unique combo package which includes the access code to the online course (available for 2 months) and companion textbook-yours to keep. The package is $89 and available exclusively in the WCC bookstore.

    Has it been awhile since you calculated dosages for oral medications, an IV flow rate, drip rate or calculated, monitored and regulated infusions of blood, TPN, heparin, insulin and electrolytes? This self-paced, independent study class combines interactive, online tutorials and nursing type case studies with a fun text/workbook to review the basics. Measurement systems, calculations for oral and parenteral drugs, IV fluids, pediatrics, fractions and decimals are included. Quizzes (multiple attempts provided) measure and strengthen your comprehension of the material. Study in the privacy of your own home or favorite coffee shop. Feel confident in your dosing skills following this frequently requested course!
    Nurse Testimonial: The dosage calc. class was great! Boy, it helped me become proficient again at calculations. So, all I can say is thank you and the college for offering these refresher courses! This will help me be efficient and safe in my practice. Once again, Thank You! Sandra H., RN.

    Register online for this class. You will be able to access the online material for two months through WCC's Blackboard Learning Management System, commencing on the start date for the CRN you choose. You need at least a Pentium 4 PC or equivalent Mac computer with a high-speed Internet connection and one of these web browsers: IE 7.x or newer, Firefox 3.x or newer, Safari 3.x or newer. It also should have up-to-date versions of the following software: Java & Adobe Flash Player.
    For more information, visit RN Refresher or Nursing.

    Dosage, Math & Clinical Calculations Review for Nurses Schedule Information
    Section Space Date Day & Time Location CRN Instructor Cost Cart
    1 Only 2 spaces left! Jun 19, 2012 At your convenience Online Class 57085 LifeLong Learning instructor
    Tuition
    $25
    Fees
    $0
    Total
    $25

  2. RN Refresher Course Online Increase your confidence!!

    Prerequisite(s): Nursing degree, RN License (current, expired or attempted) and comfortable using a computer. Prior to registering (online registration only) for this course, please contact Lifelong Learning at 734-677-5085 or apoppe@wccnet.edu to request an application. A mandatory orientation where you will receive your eBook access code, software and workbook is scheduled for June 16, 2-4 pm at WCC in the Morris Lawrence Building computer lab room 126.

    Improve confidence, critical thinking and understanding of the most commonly encountered nursing management challenges of the adult patient in the medical-surgical setting. Accessible online, 24/7, the content includes a review of pathophysiology, patient assessment including a focused approach, the most up-to date medical-surgical collaborative care and nursing management, including prioritization, delegation, patient safety and evidence-based practice. Case studies are implemented for clinical decision-making exercises. Audio and animated visual clips, slides, and summaries of the key points complement the e-book and a variety of learning styles.
    A companion virtual hospital is where you'll work with multiple complex patients collecting assessment data, completing documentation, and safe medication administration. Optional open labs on the WCC campus are offered where you can practice skills such as trach suctioning, Foley catheter placement, etc. Enjoy a lab enhanced, self-paced, online learning experience while increasing your confidence!

    Register online. The eBook works best with Internet Explorer or Foxfire, with Windows Vista, XP, 2000 or Mac OSX (up to 10.6.1). You will need to download and install (available at no charge) Adobe Acrobat Reader, Flash & Shockwave Players and Apple QuickTime onto your computer, if they are not already installed. You will spend approximately twenty hours per week for twelve to sixteen weeks in the online learning environment starting on June 16. Successful completion is measured by achievement of 75% or higher on the tests and participation in the discussion board.
    For more information, visit Nursing or RN Refresher.

    RN Refresher Course Schedule Information
    Section Space Date Day & Time Location CRN Instructor Cost Cart
    1 Only 3 spaces left! Jun 16, 2012 to Sep 16, 2012 Sat 2:00pm to 3:55pm WCC Main Campus Morris J. Lawrence Building Room 126 57248 Sandra Simmons
    Tuition
    $699
    Fees
    $152
    Total
    $851
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