Tuition, Fees Waived for Nurse Refresher Course

Posted on April 1, 2020

The University is helping to address the state’s nursing shortage in light of the COVID-19 outbreak. The Friday Center for Continuing Education, UNC’s School of Nursing and the N.C. Area Health Education Centers Program will waive tuition and fees for an accelerated version of their online, self-paced Registered Nurse Refresher theory course for April.

The program is designed to help trained and licensed nurses quickly get back into the field as COVID-19 has caused a surge in the state’s need for health care personnel.

Recent industry data and projections show North Carolina is expected to have the second-largest shortage of nurses in the nation by 2025 — a deficit of nearly 13,000 nurses in the state.

The program includes a self-paced online theory course and a clinical practicum. The clinical practicum fee of $250 cannot be waived. The program for registered nurses can be used by both those who have lapsed in their licensure and active RNs who are looking to refresh and update their knowledge.

Historically, the theory course takes up to nine months to complete. To graduate nurses in time to meet the highest need, the accelerated version must be completed in three months. The condensed timeframe provides nurses the same breadth of knowledge and training in the most updated technology and approaches.

For more, visit nurserefresher.web.unc.edu/covid-19.

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