Trauma Nuts and Bolts - February 13, 2025

Jersey Shore, PA US
February 13, 2025

This is an in-person 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 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 licensed practical nurses, certified nurse's aides and patient care technicians 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
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: 
    01/01/2025
    Course expires: 
    02/27/2025
    Event starts: 
    02/13/2025 - 7:00am EST
    Event ends: 
    02/13/2025 - 3:00pm EST
    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
     
    Amy Swarthout, BSN, RN, CEN
    Trauma Program Manager, Medical-Surgical Nursing Administration
    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
     
     
    Content Disclosure
    The faculty has attested that their presentations and/or content are HIPAA compliant.  
     
    Individuals in a position to control educational content for this activity have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 
     
    CE Committee Members/Content Reviewer(s) have disclosed no relevant financial relationships with commercial interests. 
     
    *Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.  
     
     

    Accreditation 

    In support of improving patient care, Geisinger College of Health Sciences 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 College of Health Sciences 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 College of Health Sciences 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). 

    Commercial Support

    None

    Available Credit

    • 6.50 ANCC
    • 6.50 Participation Credit

    Price

    Cost:
    $0.00
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