Author: Trauma News

The 2024 Metrolina Trauma Symposium will take place May 9 and 10 at the Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. Conference presentations will cover a range of issues in trauma nursing, prehospital care, trauma registry, trauma quality improvement and other topics. The symposium is being presented by the Metrolina Trauma Advisory Committee, which encompasses…

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The Grey Book from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) is succinct in its wording and straightforward in its requirements. Yet in some cases, it can be hard to get a full picture of the expectations from the standards document alone. In addition, many trauma program leaders are unsure how to design policies and processes…

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High nurse turnover in the Emergency Department is a significant problem in many hospitals. As the overall experience of the nursing staff decreases, trauma programs are challenged to maintain care quality. ED and trauma program leaders at Erlanger Health System, a Level I trauma center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, addressed this complex problem with a unique…

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The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for nursing specialty certification across the emergency spectrum, recently announced its 2024-2025 board of directors: Chairperson: Allen C. Wolfe Jr., MSN, CNS, APRN, CFRN, CCRN, CTRN, TCRN, CMTE, FAASTN, senior director of clinical education, Life Link III, Bloomington, Minnesota. Chairperson-elect: Julie Ruddy, BS, RN, CEN,…

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