Nursing & Pre-Hospital Personnel Education

(Burn Nurse Core Curriculum/ABLS/TNCC/Burn Center Preceptorships)

The Arizona Burn Center at Maricopa Integrated Health System Core Curriculum
Day/Week 1 Topic Location
0800-0900 The History of Burns/Burn Care at MIHS MIHS
0900-1000 Customer Service MIHS
1000-1030 Break MIHS
1030-1200 Pathophysiology of the Skin MIHS
1200-1300 Lunch MIHS
1300-1430 Pathophysiology of Burn Injuries MIHS
1430-1530 Infection Control of the Burn Patient MIHS
1530-1545 Break MIHS
1545-1630 Policies & Procedures MIHS
Day/Week 2 Topic Location
0800-1000 Admitting the Burn Patient MIHS
1000-1030 Break MIHS
1030-1200 Paperwork at MIHS / Arizona Burn Center MIHS
1200-1300 Lunch MIHS
1300-1400 Admitting the Family MIHS
1400-1430 Break MIHS
1430-1530 Policies & Procedures MIHS
Day/Week 3 Topic Location
0800-0900 The Surgical Burn Patient MIHS
0900-1000 Skin Grafts MIHS
1000-1030 Break MIHS
1030-1200 Complications of Surgery MIHS
1200-1300 Lunch MIHS
1300-1400 Bed Therapy MIHS
1400-1500 Nutritional Needs of the Burn Patient MIHS
1500-1530 Break MIHS
1530-1630 Policies & Procedures MIHS
Day/Week 4 Topic Location
0800-1000 EKG Interpretation MIHS
1000-1030 Break MIHS
1030-1200 EKG Interpretation MIHS
1200-1300 Lunch MIHS
1300-1430 Ventilation of the Burn Patient MIHS
1430-1500 Break MIHS
1500-1600 Invasive Monitoring Equipment MIHS
1600-1630 Policies & Procedures MIHS
Day/Week 5 Topic Location
0800-1000 PT/OT of the Burn Patient MIHS
1000-1030 Break MIHS
1030-1200 Pharmacology and the Burn Patient MIHS
1200-1300 Lunch MIHS
1300-1430 Neurological Aspects of the Burn Patient MIHS
1400-1500 Drip Medications MIHS
1500-1530 Break MIHS
1530-1630 Policies & Procedures MIHS