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ok, you too.

I forgot to mention they do travel to different states as well.

Good luck to you as well! I did a little research on http://www.nurserefresher.com It should come up as Kane Educational. I'm not sure where you live but they do refreshers in different states. They are based out of Florida which is where I live. I've seen that they do 2 day seminars in several places, actually in September there is a seminar only 1 hr from my home. They concentrate on the clinical aspect. I think they use simulated dummies...but the reviews were wonderful when I googled them. Something to consider perhaps if there is a class close to your home. Good luck!

Hi andreasmom02. Although I am an R.N. I can definitely relate to your story. I graduated in 2006, worked briefly in dialysis. After having my first child I decided to be a stay at home mom. I also run a pest control business with my husband so I knew this would all keep me very busy. In addition, after I graduated I began to feel nursing wasn't for me because I just seemed to be so nervous about it all. I think I let my fears control me. Well 2 babies later and 4 years pass by and I realize I am no longer any kind of asset to any healthcare facility. These were my thoughts anyway. I saw where so many had made posts about Capscare and have loved the program. However, I know I could review on my own, the book aspects are not an issue with me even though you do lose what you don't use so to speak. So I do think reviewing is necessary. My issue with the refresher is the travel for the clinical aspects of it. They are too far from my home in Florida. Again I have 2 small children and do not have extra hands that could help me. My husband works 2 jobs...so he's pretty busy already. I feel after being out of nursing so long the clinical skill set that I am lacking is very scary. Everyone on here doesn't want to be treated like a new grad...me it's the opposite...I want to be treated that way. I will add to this in Aug of 2010 I did accept a job in the O.R. of a hospital that does hand surgeries. I got the job because the supervisor is my friend. This has helped tremendously. However, I'm mainly oncall on weekends and I get to do a surgery far and few in between. Also, I still don't get any IV experience, so I'm still lacking there. I do worry in the future what this all means for me. I cannot have regrets though because being at home with my children is priceless and worth it all. I'm sure you feel the same. I think if you review your textbooks and maybe buy clinical skill books to at least read up on is helpful. I guess if you could take the refresher course that would be good. I can't do the clinical part so its not worth it to me. I hope with at least getting my foot in the OR door that one day when my kids go to school I can get hired in surgery FT somewhere. The place I currently work is only PRN, there are no FT positions available for anyone. It's small. So to sum it up, even though I do work SOME, I'm still very nervous every time I do work and I still worry for the future. One day at a time though. Good luck to you!!!

thanks so much for responding. so you took the capscare online refresher course? it appears that you can take theory, clinicals or both when i looked up the site. where are the clinicals and how often did you do them? i guess just a little bit more information about the program would be great if you have the time. i see it's pretty expensive so i don't want to waste my money. did you have a lot of nursing experience before you left for 25 years. i do not have hardly any experiece at all. if the clinicals are a long way from my home then i may just have to do the theory part. would that be worth it to you or is the clinical aspect the best part. i am very nervous about going back into nusring. anyways any information or advice you can offer me would be great. i am so glad someone responded to me, i kind of thought because the original posting was old that nobody would.:)

i know this posting is old but i read it can relate a bit. i graduated in 2006 (rn) and worked in dialysis prn for less than a year. to add to this, the center i worked at is very different than a hospital center. i basically administered meds to patients all day. i had some pregnancy complications and started staying at home on july 07. i knew i wanted to be a stay at home mom and have been so ever since. i now have 2 children. i would like to return to nursing in the near future but i am unbelievably nervous about it. i know i am basically a brand new nurse. i feel like i am going to have a hard time finding a job and i know i do not want to do dialysis again. i just hope that someone will give me a chance and not throw me to the wolves so to speak.i would love to know if you have found a job and how everything has turned out for you. i was reading about the capscare online refresher course. is it just an online thing or is there some sort of clinical part to it too. does anyone have any advise for me or in the same situation as me? please share your story.