MAHEC #76515 Open

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN®)

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Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN®)

Location

MAHEC Simulation Center
Task Training Room B
119 Hendersonville Road
Asheville, NC 28803

Dates & Times

Sep 22, 2026 7:45 AM – Sep 23, 2026 6:00 PM

Contact

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Injured patients present a wide range of complex problems. Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN®) is an advanced course designed for the registered nurse interested in increasing their knowledge in the management of the multiple trauma patient.

The ATCN® course is taught concurrently with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®). ATCN® was developed to teach established standards of care and practical, life-saving skills. This advanced trauma course is designed for nurses working in emergency departments, ICUs, medical-surgical floors, or operating rooms who wish to increase their knowledge and practical skills in managing multiple trauma patients.

The ATCN® program has been operational for over 15 years and has an excellent record of offering a superb trauma educational program and maintaining a positive collaboration with the ACS Committee on Trauma State Chapters.

During the ATLS® skill and testing stations, the nurses are separated from the physician group and directed through ATCN® skill stations. ATCN® Skill stations include:

• Initial Assessment and Management
• Airway and Ventilatory Management
• Pediatric Trauma
• Hemorrhagic Shock
• Musculoskeletal & Spinal Trauma
• Head Trauma

The Skill Stations are based on an interactive "hands-on, scenario-based approach" to adult education. The practical testing stations allow the ATCN© students to demonstrate the application of ATLS® and ATCN® information on a moulaged patient.

Participants will receive an ATCN® manual. There are no prerequisites for the full certification course. For a renewal course, your certification must be current. Please note, this course is designed for nurses. Practical skills stations and testing by ATCN® faculty and lectures by ATLS® faculty.

A NOTE ON CREDITS
The Society of Trauma Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The ATCN® Student Course has been awarded 17 contact hours to students who attend the entire course. Partial credits are not available.


In order to accommodate these requirements, process your registration, provide you with a manual and the link to take the pre-test in a timely manner, registration for this course will close promptly at 5:00 pm, on September 28, 2025


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Audience

Advanced Practice Nurses, and others interested in the topic

Objectives

Participants will:

check Assess the patient's condition rapidly and accurately
check Be able to determine if the patient's needs exceed a facility's capabilities
check Effectively ensure that optimum care is provided
check Know procedures to resuscitate and stabilize the patient according to priority
check Know the procedure to arrange appropriately for the patient's definitive care

Fees

Cancellation Policy

Early Registration Fee

$400.00

Applies 4/20/26–9/15/26

Registration Fee

$450.00

Applies 9/16/26–9/22/26

Available Credits

.000

19.00 credits are offered through the Society of Trauma Nurses. You will receive a link to evaluate the program and get your CE certificate.

The Society of Trauma Nurses is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. The ATCN Student Course has been awarded 19.00 contact hours to students who attend the entire course. Partial credits are not available.

Speakers

Adam Czerwinski, MBA, BSN, RN, NEA-BC

Sessions

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN)

9/22 7:45 AM – 9/23 6:00 PM

Additional Resources

Cancellation Policy

MAHEC has a pay-up-front policy for all CE programs. The only exceptions will be for pre-approved programs where an individual payment plan is appropriate. Registrations received without accompanying payment will not be processed and participants who have not paid the course fee will not be admitted into the program.

Unless otherwise noted in course materials, the following cancellation policy applies to all programs:

  • Cancellations must be in writing (fax, email, or mail).
  • Cancellations received more than two weeks prior to the event will receive 100% refund.
  • Cancellations received between two weeks and five full business days prior to the first day of the event are refunded at 70% of the registration fee subject to a minimum $25 cancellation fee.
  • No refunds or credits will be given for cancellations received less than five full business days prior to the event.
  • No vouchers will be issued in lieu of a refund.
  • Transfers/substitute(s) are welcome (please notify us in advance of the program).
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