The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) is offering a free Summer Wellness Webinar Series. Hosted on the award-winning BCEN Learn professional development platform, the series will focus on three aspects of wellness: physical, mental/emotional, and financial. Expert speakers will share valuable strategies and resources to help nurses thrive at work and beyond. Attendees…
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Effective performance improvement (PI) requires an effective system for providing feedback to nursing staff and closing the loop on PI issues. That requires not just effective communication but a culture of accountability and engagement. At Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Taylor, a Level IV trauma center in Taylor, Texas, trauma program leaders and…
The Trauma Nursing column is produced in partnership with the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®), developer of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification.Approximately 7 out of 8 blunt trauma patients have some type of musculoskeletal injury. While most complications of musculoskeletal trauma are not life-threatening, these injuries can lead to some serious…
Learn from the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation — Jacob Roden-Foreman from Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and Alyssa Johnson from the Montana State Trauma Care Committee. During this May 2024 event, Roden-Foreman explained how he developed a software program that can automatically identify a full range of errors in trauma…
Current standards from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) require all trauma centers to (1) perform a pediatric readiness assessment of the emergency department and (2) have a plan to address identified gaps. The first part of this requirement is clear — Standard 5.10 of the Grey Book directs trauma center leaders to the assessment…
The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) has announced that Jamin Rankin, BSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, TCRN, CPEN, CTRN, is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished TCRN Award. Rankin is trauma program manager at Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Medical Center in Monroe, Louisiana. In his role as a trauma leader, he provides education to…
Vendors often bring new products directly to trauma program leaders because they believe trauma has more sway over purchase decisions. However, even when the clinical need for a product is clear, many trauma leaders are unsure how to work with their Value Analysis Committee to secure approval. This webinar demystifies the Value Analysis process and…
The 2024 Erlanger Trauma & Surgical Critical Care Symposium will take place May 30-31, 2024, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The keynote speaker for this year’s symposium is Ryan Dumas, MD, associate professor of surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center and associate trauma medical director at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas. The title of Dr. Dumas’ address…
Peregrine Health Services and Trauma System News are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation — Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas and the Montana State Trauma Care Committee. “I am very pleased to congratulate the winners of the 2024 Peregrine Award for Trauma Innovation,” said Mark Feinberg, managing partner…
The American College of Surgeons now requires trauma centers to assess the pediatric readiness of their emergency department (ED) and develop a plan for closing identified gaps. Unfortunately, many administrators at adult facilities do not see the urgency of this requirement. At the same time, many trauma and ED leaders have misconceptions about the difficulty…