Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS Provider, Refresher and Instructor)
This two-day provider course is designed to assist doctors in providing emergency care for the trauma patient. The concept of the “golden hour” emphasizes the urgency necessary for successful management of the injured patient. This course provides essential information and skills to identify and treat life-threatening or potential life-threatening injuries. ATLS Refresher and Instructor courses are also available. For more information, contact Karen Fiasco at karen.fiasco@tenethealth.com or call 314-577-8773.
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN)
This two-day course is taught concurrently with the Advanced Trauma Life Support course for physicians. ATCN skill stations are based on interactive hands-on, scenario-based approach to adult education. The ATLS Student manual accompanies the ATLS lectures. The ATCN course is under the auspices of the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN). The STN-ATCN program verifies successful completion of the course and provides continuing education credit for course completion. For more information, contact Carrie Chismarich, RN at carrie.chismarich@tenethealth.com or call 314-577-8773.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC)
The ENPC Instructor Course is designed to give nurses who meet the prerequisites the necessary information and skill level needed to teach the ENPC Course. For more information, e-mail Joan Eberhardt, RN, MA, FAEN, at joan.eberhardt@tenethealth.com or call 314-577-8774.
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
This two-day course is designed to provide the RN with cognitive knowledge and psychomotor skills. The Trauma Nursing Process is used to standardize the approach to trauma care and is reflected in the chapters and in the psychomotor skill stations. For more information, contact Carrie Chismarich, RN at carrie.chismarich@tenethealth.com or call 314-577-8773.
Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS)
This ten week (one day per week) course is designed to increase the competency of nurses caring for critically ill or injured patients. It offers a comprehensive, didactic approach to addressing the kinematics of injuries, assessment, pathophysiology, diagnosis, intervention and evaluation of the trauma patient. For more information, contact Carrie Chismarich, RN at carrie.chismarich@tenethealth.com or call 314-577-8773.