TNCC-Instructor Course Admission Requirements:

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1 SOUTH DAKOTA EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION TRAUMA NURSE CORE COURSES (I) INSTRUCTOR COURSE March 31 & October 27, 2016 Sioux Falls, South Dakota Course Description: The TNCC-Instructor class (TNCC-I) is a one-day course designed to prepare nurses to become TNCC instructors. The nurse must have successfully completed the TNCC Provider updated 6 th or 7 th Edition course and be a current TNCC(P). The TNCC-I emphasizes appropriate teaching strategies as well as correct evaluation methods. Learners will demonstrate their ability to lecture, teach, and evaluate psychomotor skill stations. Upon successful completion of this course, the learner is recognized as an instructor candidate Participants: The Emergency Nurses Association TNCC-I may be attended by selected Registered Nurses with an unrestricted license who are currently verified as a TNCC provider (6 th or 7 th Edition). Consideration for acceptance in a TNCC-I must be supported by the following application documents: TNCC-Instructor Course Admission Requirements: 1. A letter received from the TNCC Provider Course Director with whom you took your most recent TNCC-Provider Course, indicating your Instructor Potential. 2. This completed Instructor Course Participant Data Form (attached). 3. A letter of recommendation from a current TNCC-Provider Course Director stating they will assist you in completing the education and monitoring process necessary to become a full Instructor. This Course Director must also state their ability to provide teaching opportunities for you as a TNCC Instructor in their future TNCC classes.

2 4. Submit a copy of your current TNCC Provider card you must be a current TNCC Provider to take the TNCC-Instructor Course! 5. Payment via check to: South Dakota Emergency Nurses Association or SDENA Guidelines for Successful TNCC Instructor Completion: Participant must re-verify their Provider status by: Achieving at least a 90% on the written TNCC(P) test Achieving at least an 85% on the (Nursing Process) Skill Stations Note: Retests are not allowed. If unsuccessful with the above testing component, Emergency Nurses Association rules do NOT allow you to advance into the Instructor Course. Preparation is vital! Participants must attend and complete entire course Participants must successfully demonstrate their ability to teach and to evaluate psychomotor skill stations. A member of the Trauma Nursing Committee (state, military, country outside the USA) who is a TNCC Instructor, designee, or national Faculty member must evaluate each instructor candidate at their first TNCC (P) course. ****Note New Class Location**** Sanford Stevens Center 900 East 54 th Street North Sioux Falls, SD Registration Information: Registration, payment, letter of recommendation from sponsoring course director, and Course Participant Data Form must be received by March 1, 2016 or September 26, 2016.

3 Please submit above forms to: Janee Poppinga, RN SD ENA Trauma Committee Chair 900 E 54 th St North Sioux Falls, SD (cell) (FAX) Class paperwork, including a lecture assignment will be ed to you after receipt of the above-required paperwork and course fee.

4 CLASS AGENDA Welcome & Review of TNCC(I) Pre-Course Requirement Reverification of TNCC(P) status Written test (minimum score 90% required) Skill Stations (minimum 85% required) - Nursing Process Retesting not allowed per ENA guidelines Break TNCC-Instructor (75 min) Teaching, Chapter 1 Section II: Tools for Teaching Lunch (75 min) Microteaching Exercise, Chapter (120 min) Psychomotor Skill Station Review & Teaching, Chptr (45 min) (60 min) Evaluating a Psychomotor Skill Station, Chapter 4 Coordinating the TNCC Provider Course, Chapter 5

5 REGISTRATION FORM Trauma Nurse Core Course Instructor March 31, 2016 October 27, 2016 Name Mailing Address City State Zip Home/Cell Phone Work Phone RN License State & Number: Last 4 digits of Social Security Number: You must be a current 6 th or 7 th Edition TNCC Provider. TNCC Provider class you attended: Date of class: Location of course: Name of Course Director: Fee Included: SD Nurses $165 Non-SD Nurses $250 Class paperwork, including a teaching assignment will be sent to your home address as listed above. Registration deadline is March 1, 2016 or September 26, 2016 Include the following:

6 Letter from TNCC-P Course Director stating Instructor Potential Instructor Course Participant Data Form - completed Letter from the TNCC Provider Course Director with whom you will teach Copy of current TNCC Provider Card (not CEU certificate) Payment (Check to SDENA mailed with application) to: Janee Poppinga, SD ENA State Trauma Chairperson Janee.poppinga@sanfordhealth.org Instructor Course Participant Data Form Name: Employment Experience (please list current position first & include dates of employment): Education (basic preparation through highest degree held): Professional Experiences: Current Professional Certifications (CEN, CCRN, CFRN, etc)

7 Continuuing Education Offerings Attended in the Last 2 Years: Continuuing Education Offerings Presented in the Last 2 Years: Complete a statement expressing commitment to and interest in teaching future TNCC courses: