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Volume 6
General Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2327-5146
Emergency Nursing 2018
Cancer Nursing 2018
July 16-17, 2018
July 16-17, 2018 | London, UK
26
th
CancerNursing&NursePractitionersConference
&
5
th
Annual Congress on
EmergencyNursing&CriticalCare
JOINT EVENT
Rural emergency, trauma, and critical care management: Preparing facilities to care for critically-ill
patients
Lucus Christoffersen
Idaho State University, USA
R
ural emergency departments have a unique role in the care of critically-ill patients. Nurses serve as the primary caregivers
in these intense and time-sensitive situations. With the increase of hospital accessibilty for rural populations, do the
facilities have the capabilities to care for critically-ill patients? Do nurses and care providers have the necessary education and
training to care for patients that require high-levels of care and extra resources? This lecture will discuss some of the vital tasks
that nurses and health care providers should perform to make sure that they are prepared to receive and care for critically-
ill patients at their facilities. Some of the topics include facility preparation, training and education, how to deal with small
team dynamics, and collaboration with larger facilities. This lecture helps give managers and leaders at rural facilities helpful
information that they can use to better plan and prepare their staff and facilites for critically-ill patients.
Biography
Lucus Christoffersen is anAssistant Professor at Idaho State University, teachingAdult Health Nursing to undergraduate nurses, with the clinical components. He has been
active in teaching certification courses and working as the President for Utah Emergency Nurses Association.
chrilucu@isu.eduLucus Christoffersen, Gen Med (Los Angeles) 2018, Volume 6
DOI: 10.4172/2327-5146-C2-005