AZ RN Refresher course

rndavu, ADN · Jan 22, 2021

Starting my clinicals next week with Medstar. Because they only have to find spots for one person at a time, they don't have difficulty setting you up for a clinical. I asked about the sim clinicals, and was told Medstar doesn't do them. It's more for classes of students that need to place several at a time in a clinical environment. Did you start somewhere yet?

Danielle Deedon · Jun 29, 2021

Hi! I’m looking for advice on RN refresher courses approved by AZ state board of nursing. There are only a few to choose from and only 1 so far does not require you to find a clinical site. With all the COVID issues, I am not having any luck even getting a nursing home to agree to clinicals. Many places only want to deal with the school itself. Has anyone taken any of these courses and how did you go about finding a site? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

rndavu, ADN · Jul 2, 2021

On 6/29/2021 at 8:34 AM, Danielle Deedon said:

Hi! I’m looking for advice on RN refresher courses approved by AZ state board of nursing. There are only a few to choose from and only 1 so far does not require you to find a clinical site. With all the COVID issues, I am not having any luck even getting a nursing home to agree to clinicals. Many places only want to deal with the school itself. Has anyone taken any of these courses and how did you go about finding a site? Any advice is greatly appreciated.

I did my refresher with Medstar Academy. Just finished in March. They set up my clinicals for me. They have contracts with several sites. I was placed in a skilled nursing facility. This particular facility has precepted quite a few Medstar students and they have all moved on to jobs when finished. I paid the extra money Medstar costs, because I didn't want to have trouble finding a clinical site on my own. It was worth it to me.

Danielle Deedon · Jul 6, 2021

Thanks for the reply. I will look into that as well.