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ForwardPelvic Trauma: Essential Nursing Assessment and Care Strategies
This presentation will discuss the nursing assessment and care strategies for trauma patients with pelvic trauma. Nurses do not know how to assess a patient with a pelvic binder or sheet on for skin breakdown. Case studies of recent trauma patients with pelvic trauma with quality issues will be shared with staff.
Target Audience
Nurses, Social Workers and Case Managers
Learning Objectives
Discuss the assessment and nursing interventions for pelvic trauma patients
Practice the application of the pelvic binder for the treatment of pelvic trauma
Identify the daily assessment of a trauma patient with a pelvic binder to prevent skin breakdown
Leda Heidenreich MSN, RN,CCRN
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 1.00 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
- 1.00 ANCCUPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
- 1.00 Attendance