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7 questions trauma nurses should ask when transporting a patient to a higher level of care – Trauma System News
The Trauma Nursing column is produced in partnership with the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN®), developer of the Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN®) certification. The need to transport patients to a higher level of care is common, especially in the setting of traumatic injury. A 10-year retrospective study of transfers in Pennsylvania found […]
Could the Next Patient You Treat in Your ABA Master’s Practicum Be a Robot?
Every college-educated, Board-certified, state-licensed applied behavioral analyst has met stringent experience requirements in order to become an ABA therapist. Currently, that means stacking up 1,500 to 2,000 hours of supervised fieldwork, on top of any practicum or internship work performed as part of a degree program. That fieldwork involves direct evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of […]
Avoid trauma payment trouble by appropriately managing patient upgrades and downgrades – Trauma System News
The U.S. Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently launched a review of Medicare payments for trauma claims. Angie Chisolm, MBA, BSN, RN, CFRN, TCRN One focus of the OIG review is trauma team activation (TTA) payments to hospitals that are not properly designated or verified trauma centers. While this is a genuine concern for the […]