Nursing Trauma Course November 28,29 and December 1 2022

November 28, 2022 to December 1, 2022

This is a 3-day course for nurses new to providing care for trauma patients at UPMC Mercy 

Target Audience

Nurses caring for Trauma Patients at UPMC Mercy 

Learning Objectives

 The participant will be able to identify neuro and spine trauma injuries and nursing assessment of these injuries

The participant will discuss the use of whole blood administration in the care of trauma patients

The participant will describe the role of pre- hospital care in the outcomes of trauma patients

 The participant will identify the 6 chest trauma injuries that will kill a trauma patient and nursing assessment of these injuries

 The participant will be able to identify what medications are used to stop bleeding in trauma or to make a trauma not clot

The participant will be able to discuss the role of mechanism of injury in trauma patients

The participant will be able to identify what injuries and vital signs make a Level 1 trauma patient

The participants will discuss the role of mortality and morbidity review of trauma patient's deaths

The participant will be able to identify their role as a nurse in organ donation, referral and maintenance of potential organ donor

The participant will discuss how to identify stress from caring for trauma patients and how to deal with the stress

The participant will discuss the care of the geriatric trauma patients and assessment challenges in caring for geriatric trauma patients

The participant will discuss post discharge of the trauma patient to rehab to prepare for home.

The participant will identify how to assess and how to manage the trauma patient's airway.

 The participant will describe the assessment of an orthopedic trauma patients 

The participant will identify the assessment of burn wounds and treatment of burns

The participant will be able to assess pediatric, bariatric and pregnant trauma patients and nursing care for their injuries

The participant will discuss the assessment and prevention of the trauma complication of VTE- PE and DVT

The participant will identify the assessment of a trauma patient with abdominal trauma from blunt or penetrating injuries

 The participant will discuss the 5 spaces that trauma patients can place 2 liters of blood when in shock and how to manage shock in trauma 

 The participant will be able to collect evidence in trauma patients

 The participant will describe their role when caring for a potential child abuse patient and who to contact

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 21.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 21.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
11/28/2022
Course expires: 
12/23/2022
Event starts: 
11/28/2022 - 7:30am EST
Event ends: 
12/01/2022 - 4:00pm EST
UPMC Mercy
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Michele Buraczewski MSN, RN, CEN, CCRN-K, TCRN

Sarah Kwiatkowski MSN, CRNP

Leda Heidenreich MSN, RN, CCRN

Justin Beal PHRN, NRP, BS, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN

Meaghan Hansen PharmD

Erica Kane MSN, RN, TCRN

Kori Aubel (CORE)

Melissa Jones MSN, RN,

Dr. Gary Pollock 

Matt Tagliaferro, PA

Dr. Jenny Ziembicki

Brennie Bryant MSN, RN

Dr. Cheryl Six

Nikki Florentine BSN, RN, SANE-A

Debra Shane MSN, RN SANE-A

Dr. Alain Corcos 

In support of improving patient care, the University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

 The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 21.00 contact hours.

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.  

Available Credit

  • 21.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 21.00 Attendance
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