The care professional will explore the various causes and symptoms of traumatic brain injury while identifying ways to collaborate with other care team members and achieve positive treatment outcomes.
All States: Accredited for RNs, LVNs, SWs*, LPCs, CCMs, and ACMs
*Not accredited for SWs in New York
Content Level: Advanced
Format: Reading-Based Asynchronous Distance Learning
About the author: Valerie Kreel, BSN, RN, CCRN
Valerie has been an RN since 2013 and has extensive experience with Critical Care, having been in ICU for the entirety of her Nursing career. Valerie has worked with Trauma, Neuro, and Medical ICU patients including providing care through the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition to her nursing experience, she worked providing prehospital care in the 911 system of San Mateo County from 2007-2014. She had the opportunity to work with complex trauma and multi-casualty incidents including the Asiana Airline Crash at SFO in 2013. Valerie holds her board certification in Critical Care and earned her Bachelors Degree from Grand Canyon University.
After attending this course, participants will be able to:
- Explain the causes and mechanisms of TBI.
- List diagnostic challenges, including imaging limitations.
- Describe components of interdisciplinary care for TBI patients.
- Identify evidence-based interventions for acute and long-term care.
Course Completion Requirements: This course is in a written format, and your certificate will be available for download immediately after successful completion of the post-test and evaluation. A score of 80% or greater is required to pass, and you may re-take the post-test if needed up to 3 times.
*Individual Purchase Refund Policy:Â If the course has not been completed, we can refund the full amount within 15 days of purchase.
*Group Event Refund Policy: If the event has not occurred, we can refund the full amount within 15 days of purchase.
Approval Statements:
Nurses – HIS Cornerstone is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (Expires 4/22/2028)
Social Workers: HIS Cornerstone, provider #2082, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 03/25/2025–03/25/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 1.0 general continuing education credit.
ACMA and CCMC Case Managers: This program fits the description of an ACMA approved CE because it has been awarded contact hour(s) by HIS Cornerstone, a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. As of July 1, 2020 CCMC recognizes ACMA’s continuing education offerings to meet the requirements of the Certified Case Manager (CCM) credential.Â
Please contact mtaylor@hiscornerstone.com for ADA accommodations or if you have any questions, concerns, or grievances about this course.
Last Reviewed April 23, 2025
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