ENA Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
The Emergency Nurses Association Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) delivers the knowledge, critical thinking skills & hands-on training needed to keep trauma patients safe. Every second counts when stabilizing life-threatening traumatic injuries. The overall course objective is to improve trauma patient outcomes by providing nurses with foundational trauma knowledge, skills, & a systematic Trauma Nursing Process to guide trauma patient care in large, small, urban, & rural settings.
Topics covered include:
- Initial assessment
- Airway management
- Breathing, ventilation, & oxygenation
- Circulation, hemorrhage & shock
- Musculoskeletal injuries
- Disaster management
- The Trauma Nursing Process
*In-person & authorized virtual courses available
Course Cost:
Provider/Initial (12hrs): $375
Fast Track Course (7hrs): $325
Emergency Nurses Association
ENA offers the cornerstone courses – ENPC® and TNCC® – to guide every emergency nursing career.
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course ENPC emphasizes the importance of accurately assessing a child with acute illness or injury. The course is designed to provide the core-level pediatric knowledge and skills needed to properly assess and implement evidence-based interventions to improve outcomes for this high-risk patient population. Trauma Nurse Core Course TNCC prepares emergency nurses for life-threatening trauma cases when every second counts. The course gives you the knowledge, critical thinking skills and hands-on training needed to provide high-quality trauma nursing care.
ENA believes completing ENPC and TNCC are vitally important steps for a nurse to reach the competent level. These core programs, along with Clinical Practice-Competent Pathway courses, provide the tools for nurses to grow more proficient in their skills.
ENPC and TNCC provide foundational adult and pediatric education for the competent pathway programs to build upon so an emergency nurse can provide care with confidence.