PCAR USA

Access top-notch pediatric trauma training anytime, anywhere.

Resuscitation-based courses focus on prehospital and ED care in the initial 3 minutes, 30 minutes, or 3 hours after injury . . . but then what? PCAR was specifically designed to address the learning needs of nurses and other clinicians who care for injured children in emergency, perioperative, critical care, acute care, and rehab settings BEYOND the resuscitative phase.

Get trauma-trained and ready to go!

Whether you work with injured kids exclusively or on an occasional basis, PCAR will help you anticipate injuries, recognize patient deterioration, prevent complications, identify assessment strategies, initiate interventions, and evaluate outcomes in the hospitalized pediatric trauma patient.

Course Features

Begin anytime and progress at your own pace using any desktop computer or large tablet
PCAR’s 18-hour content is divided into 8 modules consisting of over 75 bite-sized learning segments
More than 600 interactions are interspersed throughout, to promote engagement, reinforce concepts, and enhance information retention
Enrollment INCLUDES a 170+ page, full color, electronic course manual
An extensive course bibliography contains over 2000 references
A 1000+ word glossary defines key trauma terms
The Ask a Trauma Nurse button lets you pose questions and receive individual feedback from a PCAR faculty member
Earn 18 ANCC approved NCPD contact hours
Get one-year access to all course materials
PCAR verification is current for 4 years

$335.00 _USD

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Individual registration price for one year of course access. Includes a downloadable manual.

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Course Description

Unlike trauma education programs targeted at prehospital and emergency care providers, the Pediatric Care After Resuscitation (PCAR) course is specifically designed for acute care, critical care, perioperative, and rehab nurses.

Now, for the first time ever, you don't need to be at a major trauma center (or even in a classroom) to experience the world's highest quality trauma nursing program. With PCAR, you can receive elite trauma training wherever you are, whenever you are ready to begin.

Course Outline

Part 1: Foundational Concepts

Module 1: The trauma care spectrum
Module 2: The biomechanics of trauma
Module 3: The body's response to injury

Part 2: Case-based Scenarios

Module 4: The patient with thoracic injury
Module 5: The patient with abdominal injury
Module 6: The patient with musculoskeletal injury
Module 7: The patient with head injury
Module 8: The patient with spine & spinal cord injury

Continuing Education Hours

TCAR Education Programs (a division of Visionem Inc.) is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This ANCC-approved program provides 18 continuing education contact hours (NCPD). Learners must finish modules in order, complete the knowledge assessments, and submit a course evaluation.

This continuing education activity is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider number CEP 15483, for 18 continuing education contact hours. This certificate must be retained for 4 years.

You cannot purchase more than one course at a time

PCAR

Pediatric Care After Resuscitation

Course Outline

Part 1: Foundational Concepts

Part 2: Case-based Scenarios

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