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1. Compare and contrast spinal cord syndromes.
2. Plan care for the patient experiencing chest pain.
3. Distinguish differences between life-threatening maxillofacial and neck traumas.
4. Recommend management strategies for the patient presenting with acute stroke symptoms.
5. Determine the hemorrhagic risk of patients receiving anticoagulants.
6. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to treat acute and chronic pain.
7. Formulate appropriate nursing care for the transgender victim of sexual assault.
8. Choose appropriate patient-specific interventions for the bariatric patient.

Trends in Emergency and Trauma Nursing

• Current trends
• Core measures
• Hospital scorecards

Head and Neck Trauma

• Neurological trauma
• ESSENTIAL SKILL:
  • ED management of the stroke patient
  • Maxillofacial and neck trauma
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO:
  • Proper application and management of cervical collar
• ESSENTIAL SKILL:
  • NIHSS scoring

Thoracic/Abdominal/Genitourinary Trauma

• Thoracic trauma
• ESSENTIAL SKILL:
  • Assessment of the patient with a chest tube
  • Abdominal trauma
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO:
  • Intra-abdominal pressure assessment and management
  • Genitourinary trauma
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Chest tube insertion and chest tube management
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Chest auto-transfusion
• ESSENTIAL SKILL: Pelvic fractures

Extremity Trauma

• Musculoskeletal trauma
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Hare traction
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Conversion of Hare traction to Bucks traction
• ESSENTIAL SKILL: Hemorrhage management

Special Considerations

• Psychosocial issues
• Obstetrical emergencies
• The bariatric patient
• Pediatric emergencies
• Shock
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Defibrillation, cardioversion and pacing
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Rapid infuser
• HANDS-ON SKILL VIDEO: Essential dysrhythmia recognition & treatment

Trends in Care

• Chest pain
• Antiplatelets versus anticoagulants
• Pre-hospital care
• Sexual assault
• Sexual assault of the transgender patient
• Forensic issues
• Ultrasound guided peripheral IV placement
• Pressure injuries
• Insulin pumps

Skills Demonstration

Marcia Gamaly, PHD(C), MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CEN, PCCN, has over twenty years of nursing experience at the bedside and in staff development. Marcia currently works as a clinical nurse educator at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. In this role, she is responsible for the educational needs for over 250 nurses and support staff on a variety of units, including step-down, neuro-tele and medical-surgical units. She is interested in topics pertaining to the specialties of critical care, progressive care, medical-surgical, and emergency nursing. She is an instructor for BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC and ASLS and works as a per-diem emergency department staff nurse.

Additionally, she is a doctoral student at Villanova University and maintains certification in medical-surgical nursing, progressive care nursing, emergency nursing, and professional staff development. She is a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery.

Marcia combines her role in clinical education with hands-on experience to deliver a high-level learning opportunity that is patient-focused and outcome-driven. The meaningful insights she has to share will be applied easily at the bedside to improve your own care of patients!

Speaker Disclosures

Financial: Marcia Gamaly has an employment relationship with St. Mary Medical Center and Lower Bucks Hospital. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.

Nonfinancial: Marcia Gamaly is a member of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses; America Association of Critical-Care Nurses; American Nurses Association; American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery; and Emergency Nurses Association.

Save time and $10 off the price of other submission methods – purchase & take the CE test online for $9.99 USD per participant. Additional processing fees apply for other submission methods (i.e. mail, fax, etc.). Please contact our Customer Service at 1-800-844-8260 for more details.

Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations.

Certificates of Successful Completion are available for email, download and/or printing from your online account immediately following the successful completion of the post-test/evaluation.

**Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of mental health professionals. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your professions standards.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

Continuing Education Information
NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others. Continuing Education Information: Listed below are the continuing education credit(s) currently available for this non-interactive self-study package. Program content is reviewed periodically per accrediting board rules for currency and appropriateness for credit. Credit approvals are subject to change. Please note, your state licensing board dictates whether self-study is an acceptable form of continuing education. Please refer to your state rules and regulations. If your profession is not listed, please contact your licensing board to determine your continuing education requirements and check for reciprocal approval. For other credit inquiries not specified below, please contact info@pesi.com or 800-844-8260 before purchase. Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession. As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards. For Planning Committee disclosures, please see statement above. For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.

CE Up to Amount
Earn up to 6.25 CE hours. Please see below, for more details, as credit amounts vary by state and profession.

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Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, and Clinical Nurse Specialists
This self-study activity consists of 6.25 clock hours of continuing education instruction. Credit requirements and approvals vary per state board regulations. Please save the course outline, the certificate of completion you receive from this self-study activity and contact your state board or organization to determine specific filing requirements.

California Nurses: PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #:17118 for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

You will need to provide your license number to PESI. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

Florida Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 6.0 self-study contact hours.

Iowa Nurses: PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Provider #: 346. Nurses successfully completing these self-study materials will earn 6.25 self-study contact hours. Please email cepesi@pesi.com with your license number, include the title, speaker name and date. PESI must have this number on file in order for your hours to be valid.

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Other Professions
This self-study activity qualifies for 6.25 clock hours of instructional content as required by many national, state and local licensing boards and professional organizations. Retain your certificate of completion and contact your board or organization for specific filing requirements.

Disclaimer: **Information obtained in this course should be used within your scope of practice.
**It is your ethical responsibility to report accurate hours to your licensing board.
**All self-study participants must complete and pass (80% or better) a post-test and evaluation prior to receiving a certificate of completion. If you require a copy of the test/evaluation for CE purposes, please print at the time you take the test. Or you may call our customer service department and a copy of your test/evaluation will be emailed to you. Please allow 30-45 days.