RN Refresher Program – New Jersey Board of Nursing (NJ BON) Approved
CCM’s RN Refresher program is held every other spring, and will next be offered in Spring 2026. Interested candidates must register for and attend a mandatory virtual information session.
The mandatory session is to help identify whether the RN Refresher program is for you. This session will review the class schedule, admission requirements for health and physical exams, criminal background checks and to go over expectations for licensing requirements. There is no fee to attend the mandatory information session. Registration is required to receive a Zoom link.
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RN Refresher Mandatory Info Session (NRS-428E)
This mandatory session is to help identify whether the RN Refresher program is for you. This session will review the class schedule, admission requirements for health and physical exams, criminal background checks and to go over expectations for licensing requirements. There is no fee to attend the mandatory information session. Registration is required to receive a Zoom link.
RN Refresher Program Screening (NRS-424E)
Please register and pay the $99 non-refundable processing fee, which covers expenses incurred by the college to admit you into the program. Prior to the first day of class, students, at their own expense, must satisfactorily complete drug screening at facilities approved by CCM, as well as complete an extensive medical history review. Additional expenses include, but are not limited to, uniforms and student malpractice insurance.
RN Refresher Program (NRS-429E)
This is an intensive program for RN’s who want to return to the nursing workforce and need to update their skills and nursing theory, OR for current RN’s in non-clinical roles wanting to revive their clinical skills. In this program, you will acquire the nursing knowledge and skills to assist with re-entry or initial entry to the acute care and long-term care setting.
The program consists of 24 lecture hours, 8 nursing lab hours and 64 clinical hours arranged at an area hospital. The clinical experience is mandatory. Topics include: physical assessment, skills review, pharmacology update, and nursing management of major clinical problems.
Objectives include and are not limited to:
- Employing the nursing process utilizing critical thinking and clinical judgment
- Reviewing and increasing knowledge related to care of patients with common medical-surgical conditions, including use of technology and psychomotor skills.
Total of 18 sessions: 100 hours
- Clinical sessions – 8 sessions: 64 hours
- Lecture series – 8 sessions: 24 hours
- Lab session – 1 session: 8 hours
- Final exam – 1 session: 4 hours
Cost of lecture and clinical: $2300
Students who completed the screening process will be contacted with instructions for registration.
