2-Day Emergency Nursing Boot Camp by Sean G. Smith

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2-Day Emergency Nursing Boot Camp by Sean G. Smith

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Critical Interventions & Actions for:

• Trauma’s Lethal Triad
• Penetrating Chest Traumas
• SIRS & Sepsis
• Burn Trauma
• Toxicology Challenges
• Cardiovascular & Neuro Emergencies

You have the daunting challenge of recognizing subtle changes in a patient’s condition that can lead serious complications or even death. Are you sure you have the knowledge and skills you need to handle these difficult situations?

Working in the rapidly-changing emergency department and caring for the most complex patients means you have to be able to recognize these changes and respond appropriately. You’re dealing with life-threatening conditions and you need to be up to date on the most current and cutting-edge strategies. During this comprehensive program you will gain the skills you need to manage any situation. Drawing on over 20 years of experience, Sean G. Smith, RN, BSN, NREMT-P, C-NPT, CCRN, CMC, CEN, CFRN, FP-C, CPEN, will challenge you to take your knowledge to the next level!

OUTLINE – DAY ONE

Trauma’s Lethal Triad: Hypothermia, Acidosis & Coagulopathy Hypothermia

• Correct Classification of the Trauma Patient
• Contributing Risk Factors
• Volume Resuscitation
  • Why, When & How to Use IV Fluids

Acidosis

• What is Happening & Why?
• Panic Values & Lethal Levels
• Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve
  • Left & Right Curves
  • Why it Matters

Coagulopathies

• Understanding a Very Complex Process
• Effect on Body Systems
• When it Goes Wrong
• DIC: Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy
  • Understanding the Lab Values
    • CBC, Platelets, PT, PTT, D-dimer, Fibrin
  • Hemorrhagic Shock
    • Permissive Hypotension
  • Damage Control Resuscitation

Putting it All Together

• Simple Steps that SAVE Lives
• Management & Treatment Options

Burn Trauma

• Critical Assessments during the Primary Survey
• Key Components of the Secondary Survey
• Fluid Resuscitation Formulas
• American Burn Association Evaluation Criteria
• Treatment Strategies for Chemical, Electrical & Thermal Burns
• ‘Never Miss’ Clues for Identifying Inhalation Injuries

The Septic Patient

• SIRS: Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome & SEPSIS
• Inflammatory Response: A Good Thing
• SIRS: Too Much of a Good Thing
• Sepsis & Severe Sepsis: Too Much of a Good Thing Comes to a Bad End
• Patient Presentations along the Continuum
  • Sepsis Surveillance
  • Emergent Interventions: Time is Tissue