Credit Available - See Contact Hours tab below.
Total Contact Hours: 15 including 15 ANCC Approved
RN, CNS, LPN/LVN, NP
The Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) Exam is a certification exam designed for nurses who seek board certification in trauma nursing. This educational program contains topics that are found on the TCRN Exam outline and is meant to increase the learners knowledge in trauma nursing in preparation to successfully pass the TCRN Exam.
This program prepares the learner to:
Contact Hours: 15 (includes 2 Pharmacology Contact Hours)
MED-ED, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
MED-ED, Inc. is an approved provider by the following State Boards of Nursing: Florida/FBN 50-1286 and California #CEP10453.
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Handout A printed handout will be provided at the seminar. |
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PDF Handout Will be available within two weeks of the seminar start date. |
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PDF PowerPoint Will be available within two weeks of the seminar start date. |
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Dr. Michael D. Gooch brings over 30 years of nursing and EMS experience to MED-ED’s courses. He is board-certified as an acute care, family and emergency nurse practitioner. He is also board-certified as an emergency, flight, transport and trauma nurse. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings that range from rural emergency nursing to a Level I trauma and tertiary care center and include ground and air medical transport. Michael received his MSN from Vanderbilt University and graduated from Loyola University Chicago with his DNP. He is a nationally recognized speaker and published author regarding varied emergency and transport nursing topics. He serves on the editorial board of the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal as a column editor.
Dr. Gooch is an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and is also faculty with the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. He practices as an emergency-flight nurse practitioner in Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he has completed over 1,600 patient transports during his tenure with the Vanderbilt’s LifeFlight transport program.
Michael is a founding member of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and serves as the Southeastern regional director. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Air & Surface Transport Nurses and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the Academy of Emergency Nursing. He was honored with the Distinguished CFRN Award by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN) in 2025.
Please refer to the table below to determine your registration category.
| Registration Categories | Description |
| General Registrant | If your hospital is not listed below please select this category. |
| Host Registrant | Allina Health Employees |
Tuition Includes
Program Handout, Electronic PowerPoint Slides and CE Certificate.
The Day Of
Sign-in begins at 7:30 am. The day includes a one-hour lunch (on your own), as well as a morning and afternoon break of 15 minutes each. The order of lectures presented and break times may vary according to speaker preference.
Location
e and Address:
Allina Health
Whitney and Elizabeth McMillan Community & Education Center
2800 10th Avenue S.
Minneapolis, MN 55407
Parking
Walk-In Fee
As long as space is available, you can register the day of the seminar with an additional walk-in fee of $15. Please note that only cash, money orders, credit cards and hospital checks are accepted at the door. Personal checks are not accepted.
Cancellation Policy
Cancellations received in writing or by phone up to 14 days prior to the seminar will receive a Full Refund. A 10% processing fee will be charged for refunds requested less than 14 days prior to the seminar. Cancellation fee will be waived for tuition transferred to another seminar or if applied to Self-Study products. In the rare event that MED-ED must cancel, MED-ED’s liability is limited to tuition.
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Alllina Health |
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Contact Hours: 7.5
Topics Covered
Benefits of Board Certification | Registering for the Exam | Learning Styles | Exam Outline | Study Materials
Mechanism of Injury | Pre-Hospital Care | Trauma Resuscitation | Complications | Rehabilitation | Discharge | Psychosocial Issuse | End-of-Life Care | Injury Prevention
Chest | Abdominal | Pelvic and GI
Contact Hours: 7.5
Topics Covered
Professional Practice
Disaster Management | Caring for Caregiver | Trauma Quality Improvement | Trauma Registry | Trauma Center Designation and Verification | COBRA/EMTALA | Transfers | Handoff of Care | HIPAA | Ethics | Workplace Violence
