PCAR Program Description

Unlike trauma programs targeted at prehospital or emergency care providers, the Pediatric Care After Resuscitation (PCAR) course was explicitly designed for bedside professionals who care for injured kids in critical care, perioperative, acute care, and rehabilitation settings.

PCAR gives inpatient staff members the essential knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to meet ACS and regulatory requirements and provide excellent care to this challenging patient population.

Trauma Trained & Trauma Ready

Access top-notch trauma education in an entirely online, on-demand format, available whenever and wherever you are ready to learn.

Each segment contains a professionally recorded video lecture with closed captioning and playback features
Pre- and post-course tests document your knowledge acquisition
Enrollment includes an extensive downloadable, full-color, pdf manual
The bibliography contains over 2300 references
A 1000+ word glossary defines key trauma terms
The Ask a Trauma Nurse link lets you pose questions and receive expert feedback
350+ trauma-related competencies are included (listed by course segment)
18 ANCC NCPD hours are awarded for PCAR completion
Course access is available for 1 year
PCAR verification is current for 4 years
Course includes a subscription to the It's Trauma Tuesday newsletter

$355.00 _USD

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

For group registration and volume discounts, please contact
info@tcarprograms.org or+1.503.608.4900

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 Requirements

To be awarded continuing education hours, learners must finish all didactic portions of the course and submit an evaluation. To attain PCAR verification status, participants must achieve a posttest score of at least 80%. PCAR verification is valid for four years.

This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by the Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation for 18 continuing education contact hours. Approval valid through 08/07/2026 (enduring activity) OCEAN ID #2024-27

This continuing education activity is also approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 15483, for 18 continuing education contact hours. The planners and presenters of this course have no conflicts of interest.

Technical Specifications

Any Windows, Mac, iPad, or Android device with a screen that's at least 10" diagonal
A standard pair of headphones or earbuds is recommended
A strong WiFi connection (4-5 bar cellular will work, but might be a bit slow loading each new screen)
A quiet space with a comfortable chair so you can concentrate
A recent web browser version (e.g., Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Microsoft Edge); Internet Explorer is NOT supported
Latest version of device's operating system (e.g., Mac OS, IOS, Android, Windows). Some older devices (over 5-years old) may not be able to display content correctly