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Overview
- Recognize common types of TBIs that result from head trauma.
- Prioritize patient care based on the signs and symptoms of common TBIs.
- List nursing assessments and interventions for the patient with TBI.
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs when a sudden trauma causes some level of injury to the brain. The leading cause of TBI in civilians is falls, which account for nearly 50% of TBI hospitalizations (CDC, 2021a). An estimated 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI each year (CDC, 2021a). Unseen injuries after head trauma often pose the greatest threat. Any type of trauma to the head warrants urgency and concern. Nurses caring for patients with TBI should have a working knowledge of the signs and symptoms that accompany different injuries and what type of interventions to expect.
Course Details
Course Originally Released on : 6/16/2022
REL-ACU-0-TBIO
Course Author
RN, BSN
MSN, AGACNP-BC, CCRN, CNRN
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.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791
Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.
CEBroker
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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.