Unlike trauma verification programs targeted at prehospital and emergency care providers, the Trauma Care After Resuscitation (TCAR) course is specifically designed for acute care, critical care, and perioperative nurses. This live, 2-day educational offering provides inpatient staff members with the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to meet regulatory requirements and provide excellent care to this challenging patient population.

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This course is designed to provide acute care, critical care, and perioperative nurses the foundational, evidence-based information and critical thinking skills necessary to care for the hospitalized trauma patient. TCAR covers a wide range of pathophysiologic and nursing concepts and is designed to be a broad, core-level course.

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TCAR specifically addresses topics crucial to the care of hospitalized trauma patients including:

• Sepsis


• Mobilization


• Nutrition


• Missed injuries


• Multiple organ failure


• Rhabdomyolysis


• Pain management


• Geriatric & bariatric patients


• Compartment syndrome


• Intraabdominal hypertension


• Late complications


• Wound and skin care


• DVT prophylaxis


• Alcohol withdrawal


• Fluid management


• Chest tube care


• Delayed injuries

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Part 1

Participants focus on global concepts relevant to the nursing care of the hospitalized trauma patient:

• The trauma continuum of care


• The biomechanics of trauma


• The body's response to injury

Part 2

Learners participate in interactive expanding case scenarios that address the care of hospitalized patients with injuries to various body regions. Each module is designed to introduce specific concepts in trauma care including pathophysiology, assessment modalities, and complications. Surgical, medical, and nursing management options and outcome criteria are presented while discussing patients with:

• Thoracic trauma


• Abdominal trauma


• Musculoskeletal trauma


• Craniocerebral trauma


• Spine and spinal cord trauma

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• Describe the trauma continuum of care


• Explain the biomechanics of common injuries


• Discuss the body's response to traumaIdentify the patient in shock Perform a physical assessment of the injured patient


• Incorporate laboratory and imaging data into trauma patient evaluation


• Propose appropriate interventions for the patient with thoracic injuries


• Prevent, identify, and manage common post-injury complications in the patient with abdominal trauma


• Interact with multidisciplinary team members to provide care to the patient with musculoskeletal injuries


• Set realistic goals for the brain-injured patient


• Evaluate neurological status in the patient with spinal cord trauma

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Similar to other 2-day trauma nursing courses, TCAR pricing is done on a per-person basis and tuition varies from $250-$275 per student depending on location, number of participants in the class, and whether you choose to open the course to non-employees.

Importantly, TCAR prices are all-inclusive so there are never any expensive ad-ons for instructor travel, books, materials, etc. This allows you to budget accurately. Our pricing structure is VERY FLEXIBLE. YOU pick the amount various categories of attendees at your course.

Click here to link to our handy course calculator to try out various pricing scenarios and you'll see just how affordable TCAR education can be.

What's included in the cost?

You don't have the time to develop, run, and present endless educational programs. We do the work for you by providing a high quality, current, relevant, and engaging trauma educational experience.

TCAR Education Programs:

• Professionally designs and prints your customized color brochures (with your logos)


• Registers all students online


• Collects tuition payments (YOU pick the amount attendees personally contribute, from $0-$275+)


• Provides an expert instructor


• Covers all instructor travel expenses


• Works with you to market the course outside your facility


• Generates sign-in sheets


• Supplies an extensive, color syllabus for each student


• Awards 14 California BRN-approved CEs to participants


• Collates all course evaluations and provides a printed summary

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TCAR takes the pain out of planning and managing trauma nursing and outreach education programs. All you need to do is:

• Pick a date. The more notice you give students the better attendance will be; 3-6 months is optimal.


• Select your times. A TCAR course is two 8-hour days e.g., 0800-1600 or 0900-1700.


• Book a room with a LCD projector, a large projection screen, and a writing surface for each student, preferably an auditorium. No breakout rooms are needed.


• Spread the word to get an audience of at least 25 students. We'll help you find attendees outside your facility if you don't have enough of your own. There is no maximum class size.


• Arrange for any food or beverages that you choose to offer (or not!).

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