TNCC Course next weekend-freaking

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I'm reading through the material and I simply feel overwhelmed with the share volume of it all. Just feels like its such a volume of information and I don't honestly feel like I can go forward with any confidence.

I'm a first year nurse with 4 months experience(sadly all of which is in Long term care as my transfer to medsurg has been delayed till January) so my avtual clinical experience in acute/emergrency has been limited to my school rotations/

Any advice? Right now i'm just simply reading through it all and going to go back and review it(actual assessment/interventions) prior to starting the class. I know to focus on ABC/etc but beyond that...

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

Know the scenarios in the back of the book, pay close attention to the * and **, they are crucial to hit during your test. It is similar to ACLS and the megacode, you will walk into a room and get the background info on your pt and you will be expected to do the assessment from start to finish.

The scenario was easiest for me then the actual test which I think was 50 questions. I read the book cover to cover. Our class was 3 or 4 days long then the test and scenario.

If you don't mind me asking, why are you taking it?? It is beneficial for ED/Trauma's and trauma surgical ICU's.

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Quite simply I'm early into my profession, and honestly am seeking as much additional training as I can have. I never choose long term care, as I was hired on as a full time float with the understanding that I would largely see time in medsurg shortly after- over 3 months months later i'm still waiting to transfer.

I'm not sure which area I want to eventually focus on. I'm sorry if you feel i'm preventing others from receiving the training.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

Wait, I never said you were preventing others and that was not my intention. TNCC is emergency/trauma based which is seen more in the ED/trauma unit but it is all about assessment and still beneficial.

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Specializes in ED, trauma.

I thought TNCC required a certain number of hours to take the course? Or was the CEN I am thinking of?

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Wait, I never said you were preventing others and that was not my intention. TNCC is emergency/trauma based which is seen more in the ED/trauma unit but it is all about assessment and still beneficial.

My apologies.

Just not sure what to expect regarding the exam. I have reviewed those sample skill exams just still somewhat worried as to what to expect.

Are there additional sample questions available online? (just based on the 20 or so provided in the 6th ed)

Thanks and again- any advice is much appreciated.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

Still can't help you with the written exam, sorry. Don't remember much from the test. You can google TNCC video's on youtube to see what the scenario's looks like. Hope that helps some.

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Deep breath, relax. The worst that can happen is you'll have to take it again. More knowledge gained.

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Specializes in ED staff.

Why are you taking TNCC? Take ACLS instead something that you can use on the patients you take care of now. I guess TNCC could apply for falls in a long term care facility. OK that's my two cents worth. You have the right idea with ABC's. I'm assuming you are taking this course where you work? If that's the case it's in their best interest to have you pass. Just try not to freak out.

So one of your patient's falls from a standing position, hits his head and is out cold. What would you do for this guy? ABC, right? He landed pretty hard, he could have a neck injury so protect that too. So he's out cold but his vitals are OK. You need a c collar, a back board and about 3-4 people to get him "packaged properly. Oh yeah, you should have had someone call 911 too unless your facility is connected to the hospital and you can just him on a stretcher and take him.

They will have a mock up situation like above and you will be the team leader and tell folks what they need to be doing. They may ask you to explain why you're doing what you're doing. Just remember take a deep breath and don't go first. Let someone with experience go before you so you can get a feel for what they're wanting. You'll do OK.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5DUC1Lit08

http://seabirdscientific.com/linked/highlighted answer key trauma nursingpractice test.pdf

Is that similar? to these?

[COLOR=#3b5998]& guys....its a matter that I and several other people who would probably benefit more from this getting into the TNCC training simply could not/were not able to get someone to cover them. I have a friend in ICU who applied, but no one could cover his shift. Its unfortunate though that people in these areas were unable to go due to unable to have their shifts covered. As for ACLS, I applied for both training, but with them both being offered at the same time I was assigned TNCC & i'll just have to reapply to ACLS in the winter/spring/.

Feeling far more confident overall. Still have some review ahead but we'll see how the classes treat my remaining doubts.

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Specializes in Trauma Surgical ICU.

The second link did not open correctly put the first is very similar. When I did mine, I had no assistant and the man was a dummy :)

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Try that again.

http://seabirdscientific.com/linked/trauma%20nursing%20practice%20test.pdf

& very good. Spoke to a few people and most of them lack ER/ICU experience as well as not having read the book completely so feeling slightly more prepared.

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