Frequently asked questions

What will happen when I register?

When you register with us and pay your registration fee, you will be sent a package. The package contains information on the program and workshop, a Study Guide, workshop programme, a multi – choice pre test and an application form for a password if you wish to undertake all assessment online and access post course learning materials.

If you choose the online option you will be issued with a password which will enable you to access our member’s only section of the website, where you will be required to complete the multi – choice question pre test.

What is the pre test for?

This is an informal test designed to let both you and us know your current trauma knowledge. Upon completion of the test you will receive a score and be able to identify which questions you got right and which you got wrong. This will help both of us to track your improvement as you work through the program.

It is recommended you do not read the Study Guide before completing the test.

Do I have to do any preparatory work?

You do not have to do any preparatory work to complete the multiple choice question pre test.

Once you have completed the pre test we expect that you will be familiar with the content of the Module Study Guide before attending the workshop intensive. The workshop intensive focuses on reviewing key content areas of the Module Study Guide by using interactive lectures, applying content to trauma case scenarios and small group discussion. If you have not read your Module Study Guide, you will not get the greatest benefit from the workshop intensive.

Will I have to sit an assessment?

Yes, we ask you to complete a multiple choice test when you register and another at the completion of the workshop. You will also be asked to complete two scenario case studies after the workshop intensive. These assessments are completed in your own time and you will receive a certificate and results letter once they are complete.

I haven't looked after a patient with trauma, can I attend?

You don’t need experience with trauma patients to attend our program, however we do need you to be currently practising in either the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, Ward or Rural environment. This is because the program builds on your current skills.

Who will be facilitating the workshop intensive?

Our facilitators all have extensive experience in their specialty area and experience with clinical teaching and teaching small groups. All of our facilitators have undertaken our in-house facilitator training.

Are there any prerequisites skills that I need to have?

As this program is focused on developing the trauma skills of nurses, there is an expectation participants will have basic levels of competency in certain skills normally able to be learnt as part of professional development programs in most hospitals. For example, it is anticipated that participants will be proficient in Basic Life Support and be familiar with the use of common monitoring equipment used in their hospital.

For the Intensive Care Module, it is anticipated that participants will be working in an intensive care unit and have a good understanding of the principles of caring for critically ill ventilated patients.

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Image acknowledgements:
http://www.news.navy.mil 040723-N-8977L-008 Los Angeles, Calif. (July 23, 2004) - Navy Hospital Corpsmen and Medical Officers assess the treatment and prognosis of a patient with a gunshot wound to the head in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the University of Southern California (USC) Medical Center. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Johansen Laurel (RELEASED)
http://www.news.navy.mil 40129-N-8977L-013 San Diego, Calif. (Jan. 29, 2004) – During a mass casualty drill aboard the Military Sealift Command (MSC) hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19), a casualty receiving crew treats a patient pretending to suffer from a variety of traumatic injuries. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Johansen Laurel. (RELEASED)