NURS 5405 Operational Readiness: Transitions of Care

According to Dr. Fazal and his colleagues, US military medicine has achieved the highest survival rates from battlefield injuries in history in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan (Fazal, Rassmussen, Nelson, & Carlton, 2018). Patient movement continues to be a critical component of combat casualty care. During this ten day clinical rotation at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), Germany, students will gain further insights into the en-route care and Joint Trauma System. Working with the Trauma Program Manager for three combatant commands, students will build upon prior course work in trauma and en-route care as well as explore new concepts regarding combat casualty care, inter and intra-theater patient movement, care coordination, operational virtual health, and leadership. This experience further prepares the CNS student for clinical and leadership roles in future austere, deployed, or humanitarian settings. Students receive readiness content that is aligned with Federal and/or Military Health System needs while expanding knowledge and clinical skills as they work within inter-professional teams. Students build upon prior course work in trauma care management and explore new concepts regarding combat casualty care, en-route care, inter and intra-theater patient movement, care coordination, operational virtual health, and leadership in support of future austere, deployed, or humanitarian settings.