Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
1.5 Contact Hours
Author:
Krystle Maynard, DNP, RN, SANE-A
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Nursing Student, Registered Nurse (RN)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353
Course Description:
This course discusses how trauma is a public health issue, that there are varying degrees of trauma and mechanisms of injury, and how potentially troublesome trauma is to victims, loved ones, and the healthcare system.
Outcomes
≥ 92% of participants will have a better understanding of trauma and the different mechanisms of injury that result in trauma, know about primary and secondary surveys, and know how trauma impacts special populations.
Objectives
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Define trauma and the various mechanisms of injury.
- Outline the components of the primary and secondary survey.
- Appraise the vast impact that traumatic injuries can have on the healthcare system.
- Recall the essential components of the resuscitation efforts of the trauma team.
- Describe the critical factors of trauma within special populations of patients.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.