2025 Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)

Course description

The Trauma Nursing Core Course, or TNCC, combines interactive learning with scenario-based assessments to give nurses a comprehensive learning experience. The 1.5-day intensive course provides new skills through lectures, group activities and hands-on practice.

The ENA is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation as a provider of continuing nursing education.

The course fee covers instruction, handouts, and the national ENA verification fee.

The TNCC provider certification is good for four years.

Objective

To improve trauma patient outcomes by providing nurses with foundational trauma knowledge, skills, and a systematic Trauma Nursing Process to guide trauma patient care.

Prerequisite—no longer optional

• Required pre-course learning: Eight online modules must be completed prior to the first morning of class.

• Students must bring the current edition TNCC book to class. If you do not have the book at the beginning of class, you will need to purchase another book or be dismissed with no refund.
• Students are expected to come to class prepared, having reviewed the TNCC book and materials prior to class attendance.

Americans with Disabilities Act

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please advise if you have any disability that requires special materials or services so that appropriate personnel can be advised. If you need any of the auxiliary aids or services identified in the ADA to attend this program, please email TNCC@asante.org at least one week prior to the course.

Location

Classes are held in the Smullin Health Education Center on the Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center campus. Sign in areas will be in front of the appropriate room. Please see the schedule posted at the Information Desk, inside Smullin Center, to identify the appropriate classroom for the class. Parking is available. Maps will be sent upon request.

Accreditation

CEUs are awarded by the ENA upon course completion.

Agenda

Registration and module completion verification begins at 7:45 a.m. on day one. The course starts promptly at 8 a.m. on both days and will adjourn by 5 p.m. on day one. Lunch is not provided. Day two will adjourn after psychomotor testing is complete. You may choose to take your online exam at the close of day two or up to seven days after class completion. The test is open-book and timed. You will have two hours to complete the exam. Please be mindful of your current TNCC expiration date as extensions are not offered if your license expires prior to testing.

For more information

Please email TNCC@asante.org with questions, concerns and to inquire about possible openings if online registration for a class is closed.