The modules

The Trauma Nursing Program consists of four clinical modules:

1. Emergency (initial resuscitation) Nursing
2. Intensive Care Nursing
3. Trauma Ward Nursing

Each module consists of:

• core trauma content relevant to all clinical specialties and
• specialty specific content that focuses on management and system errors that have been identified in ROTES report.

Each module is designed to offer you a complete package for your area of specialisation.

Program Objectives

Upon completion of the program, you should be able to:

1. Discuss the significance and impact of major trauma as a public health problem for the Victorian community;
2. Describe the organisational approach to the management of major trauma in Victoria;
3. Describe the common physiological and psychological consequences of major trauma on specialty populations; including paediatric, geriatric and pregnant patients;
4. Implement a structured clinical approach to the assessment and management of patients with major trauma;
5. Understand the importance of working with colleagues as part of a multi-disciplinary team
6. Perform specific clinical skills relating to the management of the patient with major trauma; and
7. Discuss the application of performance improvement principles to the evaluation of trauma care.

Materials

As a participant you will receive a Trauma Nursing Program Study Guide that provides you with a comprehensive reference that covers the pathophysiology, assessment and management of common trauma conditions spanning the ages from childhood to old age.

Workshop Intensive

Your registration fee will cover your attendance at a workshop intensive which will be scheduled 4 – 6 weeks after you have received the Trauma Nursing Program Study Guide.

The workshop intensive reinforces the material provided in the Study Guide and provides you with the opportunity to apply the Study Guide content to actual trauma cases in a supportive, collegial environment.

To get the best value out of the workshop intensive it is very important to complete reading the Trauma Nursing Program Study Guide prior to attending the workshop.

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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)