With Allen C. Wolfe Jr., the Senior Director of Clinical Education at Minnesota-based Life Link III air ambulance service, as chair, BCEN also welcomed new board member Emily Werthman, the burn program coordinator at The Johns Hopkins Burn Center.
In addition to announcing returning and new board members, with Allen Wolfe (Life Link III) as chair, BCEN also thanked outgoing members Leigh Ann Yates (Hallmark Financial Services) and 25-year BCEN volunteer Kyle Madigan, a long-time flight nurse and medical transport industry leader.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Pulse Magazine’s latest article about the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) highlights the worldwide launch, what the exam covers and how to apply, and the practice exam available on BCEN Learn. Exam fee discounts available to American Burn Association members and US military active-duty service members, reservists and veterans RNs are also mentioned.
As part of the launch of BCEN’s Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) specialty certification, burn nurse experts along with American Burn Association and BCEN leadership discuss the historical, personal and professional significance of the CBRN as well as how CBRN-certified nurses will contribute to burn care and impact patient outcomes.
Johns Hopkins Burn Center Coordinator Emily Werthman shares what to do, and not do, when treating a burn patient. Plus, professional development opportunities to build your burn care knowledge from free CE webinars and expert-led CE courses on burn topics to BCEN’s upcoming CBRN burn nursing specialty certification.
Trauma Program Manager and 2023 BCEN Distinguished TCRN Jordan Tyczka talks about building trauma education, trauma team engagement, and how the interactive trauma escape room she developed is raising the trauma IQ of nurses across her hospital.
Drawn from Introduction to Inhalation Injuries and Toxicity, a comprehensive BCEN Learn CE course to help emergency and trauma nurses understand and treat airway injuries caused by heat, smoke and chemicals, this month’s Trauma Nursing column features 7 signs of inhalation injury. Get every Trauma Nursing column in your inbox by subscribing to the Trauma System News monthly newsletter.
ABSNC has granted initial accreditation for BCEN’s Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN), the only ground-specific nursing specialty certification for patients of all ages.
BCEN 2023 Distinguished TCRN Award winner Jordan Tyczka is honored by BCEN leadership, her Inova Loudoun colleagues, her local community (with a special resolution from the city government), and family and friends.
Daily Nurse shares details of BCEN’s celebrations marking the 30th anniversary of the Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) certification program.
Volunteer exam item writers for the Certified Burn Registered Nurse (CBRN) certification meet at the first-ever CBRN Item Writer Workshop, September 2022.