RN Refresher courses for Spring 2009 are now closed...we will be accepting New RN Refresher students the first 10 weeks of the Fall 2009 semester.

RN Refresher

The RN Refresher course at Santa Ana College is an independent study course offered through the Nursing Skills Lab. In order to participate, students must:

Be licensed as an RN to practice nursing in the United States ( license may be active or inactive)

Apply to become a student at Santa Ana College - applications may be completed online or in-person

Participate in a tour and orientation of the course. Orientation sessions for Fall 2009 will occur on Wednesdays, at 0930 in R-203 beginning September 2nd, 2009 through October 28th, 2009. Please RSVP at 714/564-6829.

Register for ticket number 29707 - Clinical Nursing Skills Laboratory (0.5 units). Registration can occur the same day as the orientation to the course. Once registered, RN Refresher students may then access all of the instructional media in the Skills Lab which includes over 300 videos / DVD's / and a 32 station computer lab. Modules are available to guide students through the instructional media. The Skills Lab is open approximately 35 hours per week and RN Refresher students can access the lab anytime during open hours. Calendars will be published monthly. Registration for this course may occur anytime during the first 10 weeks of the Semester.

Participate in a psychomotor skills practice session. Two sessions will be available for review and practice of basic nursing psychomotor skills ( foley catheter, NG tube, IV insertion, suctioning, trach care, injections, etc.) Simulation scenarios will also be included with the skills practice sessions. Dates / Times for the Fall 2009 semester are:

Tuesday, October 27th from 0900-1300 and/or Tuesday, November 10th from 0900-1300.

Cost: Registration fee ( $10.00), health fee ( $14.00) and parking ( $16.00 for semester or $1.00 per day) Fees subject to change pending budget resolution by the state.

A letter will be generated at the end of the student's course of study, detailing instructional media reviewed and participation in the skills review session. This letter may then be presented to a potential employer. No CEU's are awarded for this course per BRN regulation.

**If you have any further questions, please contact JoAnn Nick, Skills Lab Coordinator, at 714/564-6829

Spring 2009 Schedule last updated 11/12/2008
Summer 2008 Schedule last updated 11/12/2008
Fall 2008 Schedule last updated 11/12/2008
Web pages last updated 07/07/2009 by Erin Woodmas