Designed for RNs and EMS providers, the purpose of this program is to enhance the advanced knowledge of staff nurses in the care of trauma patients and to identify current progressive concepts of assessment and management of trauma patients.
Learning Objectives
- Discuss the pathophysiology of multiple traumatic injuries in the care of the trauma patient.
- Explain current progressive assessment and intervention techniques for trauma patients in special situations.
- Identify emerging trends in caring for trauma patients in shock.
Lectures
- Role of the Nurse in Trauma Resuscitation (PDF)
- Initial Assessment Of the Critically Injured Trauma Patient (PDF)
- Mechanism of Injury (PDF)
- Traumatic Shock: Pathophysiology and Management (PDF)
- Pediatric Trauma (PDF)
Application
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Registration Information
To register for this course, please contact Trauma Services at 352-733-0872.