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Trauma Nursing Core Course

(TNCC)

This nationally standardized, 16-20 hour course integrates nursing diagnosis into the content and provides the learner with core trauma knowledge and psychomotor skill experience. The course is disseminated through state ENA Trauma Committees and has been awarded Continuing Education Contact Hours (CECH) by ENA. Participants who successfully complete the course are verified for four years and have the opportunity to become TNCC instructors.

The magnitude of trauma as a national and international problem is documented by data that identifies injury as being the primary cause of death in persons under age 45. The optimal care of the trauma patient is best accomplished within a framework in which all members of the trauma team use a systematic, standardized approach to the care of the injured patient. Emergency nurses are essential members of the trauma team. Morbidity and mortality of trauma patients can be significantly reduced by educating nurses to provide competent trauma care. The ENA and its constituents have the responsibility to facilitate trauma-related, continuing education opportunities for nurses who provide care to trauma patients.