PCAR UK

PCAR Programme Description

Unlike trauma programmes targeted at prehospital or emergency care providers, the Paediatric Trauma Care After Resuscitation (PCAR) course was explicitly designed for bedside professionals who care for injured kids in critical care, theatre, ward, and rehabilitation settings.

PCAR gives inpatient staff members the essential knowledge and clinical reasoning skills to address NMTNG competencies 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 a FREE 180+ page downloadable, full-colour, 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
Course access is available for 1 year
PCAR verification is current for 4 years

£300.00 _GBP

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Individual registration price for one year of course access. Includes a downloadable manual.
Price does not include 20% VAT.

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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

Paediatric Care After Resuscitation

Course Outline

Part 1: Foundational Concepts

Part 2: Case-based Scenarios

Technical Specifications