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Sun Oct 15 04:21:31 BST 2006

In a message dated 10/14/2006 10:14:29 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
Biffink at cs.com writes:

The  Society of Trauma Nurses is what it says: Trauma nurses.  ENA is what it 
 says: Emergency nurses.  We both have trauma courses. In the course  titles 
STN uses Advanced, ENA uses Core It is a matter of preference which  course an 
institution selects.

Quite honestly,   the trauma nurses role in trauma  care  focuses on the 
entire continuum of trauma care beginning in the pre hospital  outreach and on 
through the evaluation areas of the emergency  department.   We MUST consider 
that the operating resuscitation area  located in the emergency center to be more 
under the domain of the surgeons and  the STN and trauma nurses, and the ENA 
can use their talents in the areas of the  ER where the majority of the 
routine cases reside.    If the EC  nurse really wants to be part of the major code 
trauma cases they are welcome  and are a valuable resource, but should abide 
by the guidelines of the ACS   and STN.   I have looked at all of the 
resuscitation courses and the  one supported by STN is currently more in keeping with 
the ACS ATLS and trauma  programs than is the course put forward by the ENA.    

k

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