TCRN Review Course - August 14, 2023

August 14, 2023

This is day one of a 2 day review course to prepare nurses who care for trauma patients to pass the certification exam.  This course will discuss care of the trauma patient along the continuum of care from initial assessment to discharge . 

Target Audience

RN's who care for trauma patients. 

Learning Objectives

The participant will have an understanding of the TCRN test design and questions related to trauma patient care.

 The participant will be able to identify the key components of shock in a trauma patient and nursing assessment and interventions to care for a trauma patient in shock.
 The participant will be able to discuss professional issues in caring for trauma patients. 
The participant will be able to discuss the common mechanism of injury see in trauma patient and be able to predict traumatic injuries. 

 The participant will discuss the nursing assessment of a pregnant, geriatric, pediatric and bariatric trauma patient.

 The participant will identify changes in neuro status and nursing interventions with a trauma patient with neuro and spine trauma.

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 7.00 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 7.00 Attendance
Course opens: 
08/14/2023
Course expires: 
09/02/2023
Event starts: 
08/14/2023 - 7:30am EDT
Event ends: 
08/14/2023 - 4:00pm EDT
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UPMC
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
United States

Brady Bielewicz DNP, CRNP, CNS, CCRN, TCRN

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

Erica Kane MSN, RN, TCRN

Kayla Vandyck BSN, RN, MBA, CEN, TCRN, CCRN

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 7.00 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

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