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Overview
Overview
The goal of this course is to teach acute care nurses about different types of thoracic trauma injuries, their clinical manifestations, and patient care.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
In this course, you will learn about types of thoracic trauma and how to identify and care for those with thoracic trauma within the framework of the trauma nursing process. Blunt and penetrating chest trauma is common in traumatically injured patients and account for 20 to 25% of trauma deaths (Narayanan et al., 2018). The trauma nurse needs to be able to identify and intervene when a patient sustains thoracic injuries to reduce morbidity and mortality.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Explain mechanisms of injury seen in thoracic trauma.
  • List types of thoracic injuries.
  • Describe the clinical manifestations associated with types of thoracic injuries.
  • Name the diagnostic processes and findings associated with types of thoracic trauma.
  • Discuss treatment and nursing care of patients suffering from thoracic trauma.
  • Classify mechanisms and patterns of injury seen in thoracic trauma.
  • Identify the diagnostic processes and findings associated with types of thoracic trauma.
  • Recognize nursing care, assessments, and treatment of patients suffering from thoracic trauma.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/25

Course Originally Released On: 03/01/22
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 3/1/2022

REL-ACU-0-MTT

Course Author

Elizabeth Kellerman

MSN, RN

Julie Matson

MSN, RN, NEA-BC, TNS, CEN

Kimberly Workman

MA

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Michigan Board of Nursing, Mississippi Board of Nursing, New Hampshire Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Registered Nurses

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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

This course has been approved by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board for Category A towards re-certification as an ONC.