Trauma Nurse Core Course

Course Description: This course taught by qualified emergency nurses, delivers the knowledge, critical thinking skills and hands-on training needed to keep trauma patients safe. The overall course objective is to improve trauma patient outcomes by providing nurses with foundational trauma knowledge, skills, and a systematic Trauma Nursing Process to guide trauma patient care.

Course Objectives: After taking TNCC, nurses will be able to systematically assess the trauma patient, to intervene and/or assist with interventions, and to provide evidence-based trauma nursing care within the context of a trauma team.

Here’s a glimpse into what you’ll learn:

• The latest trauma nursing practice recommendations
• Systematic assessment and application of care
• Rapid identification of life-threatening injuries

Coordinators: Amy Hannickel RN Clinical Nurse Educator and Cherie Ellis RN, BSN, CEN

Registration: Email Amy Hannickel at AHannickel@communitymedical.org and Cherie Ellis at CEllis2@communitymedical.org .