SITE & SCHEDULE - Southeastern Minnesota EMS



SITE & SCHEDULE --------------------------

May 21, 2018 May 22, 2018

St. Marys Hospital St. Marys Hospital

1216 Second Street SW 1216 Second Street SW

Rochester, MN Rochester, MN

Old Marion Hall Old Marion Hall

Room 3-117 Room 3-118

7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day

PURPOSE --------------------------------------

The Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) is designed to provide core level trauma knowledge and psychomotor skills associated with the delivery of professional nursing care to the trauma patient. The information will assist the emergency nurse to systematically assess the trauma patient and to intervene or to assist with intervention in a manner which will decrease the lethality associated with trauma. This content is presented through lectures and psychomotor skill stations.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES -----------------

Upon completion of the TNCC program, the participant will be able to:

▪ Identify the common mechanisms of injury associated with trauma.

▪ Describe the pathophysidogic changes as a basis for signs and symptoms.

▪ Describe the nursing assessment of patients with trauma.

▪ Describe the appropriate interventions for patients with trauma.

▪ Describe mechanisms for evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions for patients with trauma.

VERIFICATION -------------------------------

ENA will issue a card verifying the successful completion of the TNCC. Expiration of verification will occur after four years.

INTENDED AUDIENCE ---------------------

The TNCC program may be officially attended by Registered Nurses (RNs). In order to maximize success in the TNCC, it is recommended the RN participants have at least six months of clinical nursing experience in an emergency care setting. It is assumed the program participant possesses generic nursing knowledge, has an understanding of emergency care terminology, and has familiarity with standard emergency equipment.

COURSE CONTENT ------------------------

Lecture content covers the following topics:

♣ Biomechanics and mechanism of injury

♣ Initial assessment

♣ Airway and ventilation

♣ Shock

♣ Brain & Craniofacial Trauma

♣ Ocular maxillo facial and neck trauma

♣ Thoracic trauma

♣ Abdominal trauma

♣ Spinal cord and vertebral column trauma

♣ Surface and burn trauma

♣ Special populations: Pregnant, Pediatric, Geriatric

♣ Disaster Management

♣ Psychosocial Aspects of Trauma Care

♣ Transition of care

Psychomotor skill stations facilitate initial integration of psychomotor abilities in a risk-free setting which stimulates trauma patient situations. The following stations are included:

♣ Trauma Nursing Process

♣ Airway & Ventilation Interventions

♣ Trauma Interventions

Written test and skill tests included.

The Emergency Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation

ACCREDITATION ----------------------------

This program provides 17.65 contact hours and meets the Minnesota Board of Nursing requirements for Continuing Education. The content is related to skilled ministration of care and patient assessment.

SPONSORS -----------------------------------

Regional dollars provided by the Southeast Minnesota Emergency Medical Services have made it possible to offer the program at the reduced fee of $200.

FACULTY --------------------------------------

The faculty consists of registered nurses from the Emergency Department and Trauma Centers, Saint Marys Hospital, who have successfully completed both the TNCC Provider and TNCC Instructor Courses.

Instructors satisfy ENA guidelines for prior teaching and clinical trauma experience.

REGISTRATION ------------------------------

Registration fee for the two-day program is $200. ($250 for participants from other regions) This fee includes tuition, book rental fee (participants have option to purchase book for $68.00), certificate of attendance, and other course materials. Participants are responsible for parking fees at facility.

Registration is limited to twenty (20) RN participants. Registration deadline is April 5, 2018. EARLY registration is encouraged.

Make business check payable to SE Minnesota EMS and mail with registration form to: (Sorry, we do not accept personal checks)

SE Minnesota EMS

1130½ 7th St. NW, Ste 201

Rochester, MN 55901

REGISTRATION FORM

Trauma Nursing Core Course

May 21 & 22, 2018

Rochester, MN

Name

Preferred Mailing Address:

(Street/Route/PO Box)

(City) (State) (Zip code)

Daytime Phone

(Area Code)

E-mail

Hospital

RN License #

Make business check payable to SE Minnesota EMS and mail with registration form to:

(Sorry, we do not accept personal checks)

SE Minnesota EMS

1130½ 7th St NW, Ste 201

Rochester, MN 55901

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 5, 2018

No Registration Refunds After This Date!!

For questions regarding registration, please contact SE MN EMS office 507-536-9333

For questions regarding course contact, please contact Gwen Meyer, MSN, RN, TNCC Coordinator at 507-255-1844

“In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please advise Gwen Meyer, MSN, RN, TNCC Course Coordinator (507-255-1844) if you have a disability that requires materials and/or services so that appropriate personnel can be advised.”

A portion of this program’s cost is being funded through a grant from the State of Minnesota EMS Regulatory Board.

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EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION

PRESENTS

TNCC

Trauma Nursing Core Course

May 21 & 22, 2018

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Sponsored by:

SE Minnesota Emergency

Medical Services

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in collaboration with:

Mayo Clinic Department of

Emergency Medicine

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