Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 11/27/01
NCE206 20022-99999	LEC	1 Credit(s)	1 Period(s)
Trauma Nursing
Foundation in trauma for nurses interested in caring for trauma victims. Includes mechanism of injury, assessment, pathophysiology and management of clients with blunt or penetrating injuries to the following: head, spinal cord, musculoskeletal, chest, abdomen, kidneys. Includes trauma in special populations: pregnant trauma victim, pediatric, and elderly victims. Prerequisites: Current license as a Registered Nurse with one-year critical care or emergency department experience, or permission of the instructor.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
NCE206   20022-99999	Trauma Nursing

1.	State how the knowledge of mechanism of injury impacts on initial assessment. (I)
2.	Compare blunt trauma injury patterns with penetrating trauma injury patterns. (I)
3.	List two causes of shock in the injured patient. (II)
4.	Describe the signs and symptoms in each stage of shock. (II)
5.	Describe methods of treating fluid volume deficit in-patients with traumatic shock. (II)
6.	Describe the consequences of impaired oxygen delivery at the cellular level. (II)
7.	Identify three physiologic alterations associated with sepsis after traumatic shock. (II)
8.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the patient with a head injury. (III)
9.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the patient with a spinal cord injury. (IV)
10.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the patient with chest trauma. (V)
11.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the patient with abdominal trauma. (VI)
12.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the patient with genitourinary trauma. (VII)
13.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the patient with musculoskeletal trauma. (VIII)
14.	Describe the common mechanisms of injury in pregnant trauma patients. (IX)
15.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the pregnant trauma patient. (IX)
16.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the pediatric trauma patient. (X)
17.	Describe the pathophysiologic processes, assessment, nursing interventions, and potential complications for the elderly trauma patient. (XI)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
NCE206   20022-99999	Trauma Nursing

I. Overview A. History of events B. Physical assessment C. Mechanisms of injury D. Forces E. Injury patterns F. Blunt trauma G. Penetrating trauma H. Pain Management I. Rehabilitation II. Causes of shock in the trauma patient A. Categories B. Pathophysiology C. Clinical manifestations D. Assessment E. Management F. Complications III. Head injury A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Clinical manifestations E. Management F. Complications IV. Spinal cord injury A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Clinical manifestations E. Management F. Complications V. Chest Injury A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Clinical manifestations E. Management F. Complications VI. Abdominal Injury A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Management E. Complications VII. Genitourinary injury A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Clinical manifestations E. Management F. Complications VIII. Musculoskeletal injury A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Clinical manifestations E. Management F. Complications IX. The Pregnant Trauma Patient A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Special considerations E. Clinical manifestations F. Management G. Complications X. The Pediatric Patient A. Differences between children and adults B. Patterns of injury related to age C. Incidence D. Etiology E. Mechanism of injury F. Special considerations G. Clinical manifestations H. Management I. Complications XI. The Elderly Patient A. Incidence B. Etiology C. Mechanism of injury D. Clinical manifestations E. Management F. Complications

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