{{ (moduleVm.actions && moduleVm.changeStatus) ? moduleVm.status : '' }} Analysis of an American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT) Approved Pilot Project: Increasing Provider Communication During Interhospital Transfer

Activity Steps

Purpose of Activity

To present a process improvement initiative implemented to test the safety and effectiveness of a process in which trauma-trained advance practice providers would conduct all interhospital transfer communication, thus relieving trauma surgeons of that responsibility.

Learning Objectives

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

  1. Recall the background information helpful for understanding the pilot project of a process whereby trauma-trained advance practice providers conduct all interhospital transfer communication.
  2. Summarize the results of the pilot project.
Price: $17.95

Credits:

  • ANCC 1.5 CH
  • DC - BON 1.5 CH
  • KY-BON 1.5 CH
  • GA - BON 1.5 CH

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.







Test Code: JTN0120A
Published: Jan/Feb 2020
Expires: 12/31/2026
Required Passing Score: 14/19 (73%)
Authors: Brian Fletcher, MS, APRN, ACNP-BC, CNE; Sarah K. West, MS, APRN, ACNP-BC; Christina Roberts, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC; Kristie Pencil, DNP, APRN, ACNP-BC; M. Chance Spalding, PhD, DO; Stacey Martin, MS, APRN, ANP-BC, CNE; Marco Bonta, MD, MBA, FACS; Michael ?Shay? O?Mara, MD, MBA, FACS
Specialties: Trauma