Trauma Nuts and Bolts - April 18, 2024

Jersey Shore, PA US
April 18, 2024

Program Description 

This is a live Educational Activity. 

Trauma Nuts and Bolts provides fundamental understanding of mechanisms of injury, considers care of injured patients, and identifies nursing assessment, planning, interventions, and evaluation of care.

 

Target Audience

This activity is designed for is designed to present the current evidenced based proven interventions for traumatically injured patients from a registered nurse perspective and scope of practice.  Other learner groups such as Patient Care Technicians, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Certified Nurse’s Aides would also benefit from this education. 

Learning Objectives

At the completion of this course, the participant should be able to:

  • discuss the mechanism of injury in the following area chest and abdomen.
  • identify nursing interventions to assist the healing process of trauma patients.
  • describe the care of special trauma patients with chest injuries.
  • apply immobilization collar to patient with suspected c-spine injury.
 
 
Attendance
Your attendance will be recorded within three to four days of the conclusion of the activity.  Credit will display on your continuing education transcript once the activity evaluation is completed.  
 
 
    Course summary
    Available credit: 
    • 6.50 ANCC
    • 6.50 Participation Credit
    Course opens: 
    12/11/2023
    Course expires: 
    05/02/2024
    Event starts: 
    04/18/2024 - 7:00am EDT
    Event ends: 
    04/18/2024 - 3:30pm EDT
    Cost:
    $0.00
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    Schedule
    7:00 AM                     
    Registration
     
    7:55 AM                     
    Welcome and Introductions
     
    8:00 AM                     
    Mechanism of Injury
     
    9:30 AM                     
    Primary Survey
     
    10:00 AM                   
    Morning Break
     
    10:15 AM                   
    Shock
     
    10:45 AM                   
    Head Trauma
     
    11:15 AM                   
    Facial Trauma
     
    11:30 AM                   
    Luncheon will be provided
     
    12:00 PM                    
    Neck Trauma
     
    12:15 PM                    
    Chest Trauma
     
    12:30 PM                    
    Abdominal Trauma
     
    12:45 PM                    
    Orthopedic Injuries
     
    1:00 PM                      
    Pediatric Trauma
     
    1:15 PM                      
    Geriatric Trauma
     
    1:30 PM                      
    Pregnant Trauma
     
    1:45 PM                      
    Bariatric Trauma
     
    2:00 PM                      
    Traumatic Complications
     
    2:30 PM                      
    COBRA/EMTALA
     
    3:00 PM                      
    Evaluations/Adjournment

     

    *Topics and Speakers are subject to change. 

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
    1020 Thompson Street
    Jersey Shore, PA 17740
    United States
    Geisinger Faculty
    Deborah Erdman RN MSN, CCRN, TCRN
    Activity Director
    Injury Prevention Coordinator /Trauma Education Resource Nurse
    Geisinger Medical Center

    Accreditation 

    imageIn support of improving patient care, Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine 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.

     

     

     

    Credit Designation 

    Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine designates this live activity for 6.5 contact hours for nurses. Nurses should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the educational activity. 

    Disclosure Policy 

    Faculty and all others who have the ability to control the content of continuing education activity sponsored by Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine must disclose to the program audience whether they do or do not have any real or apparent conflict(s) of interest or other relationships related to the content of their presentation(s). 

     

    Available Credit

    • 6.50 ANCC
    • 6.50 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $0.00
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