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ATCN — Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses
ATCN is the Society of Trauma Nurses advanced trauma course for registered nurses, taught alongside the American College of Surgeons ATLS course. STN validates completion and awards continuing education; it does not certify or credential nurses.
Named in 151 of 29,080 postings on this site as of 11 Nov 2026, mostly Registered Nurse (126) and Paramedic (26).
The facts, from the issuer
- What it is
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STN validates successful completion of ATCN and gives continuing education; ATCN and STN do not certify or credential nurses.
Society of Trauma Nurses — ATCN Course Description · checked ·
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“STN validates successful completion of the ATCN course and provides continuing education for completion of a course. ATCN and STN do not certify or credential nurses.”
- Who it is for
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ATCN is an advanced trauma course for registered nurses who manage patients with multiple traumatic injuries.
Society of Trauma Nurses — ATCN · checked ·
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“The STN Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) course is a comprehensive and advanced educational program specifically tailored for registered nurses”
- Format
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ATCN runs alongside ATLS: nurses audit the ATLS lectures, then split off to ATCN skill and testing stations, and receive both the ATCN and ATLS manuals.
Society of Trauma Nurses — ATCN Course Description · checked ·
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“The nurse participants audit the ATLS lectures. During the ATLS skill and testing stations, the nurses are separated from the physician group and directed through ATCN skill stations.”
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The ATCN Hybrid Course replaces the traditional 2-day course with online mATLS modules plus a 1 to 1.5 day classroom portion for skills stations, skills test and written exam.
Society of Trauma Nurses — ATCN Hybrid Courses · checked ·
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“The classroom portion of the ATCN Hybrid Course may be completed in 1 day or 1 ½ days. The ATCN Hybrid Course has been approved for 19 continuing education hours.”
- Find a class or test site
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STN lists upcoming ATCN student courses with dates, format, location and contact.
Society of Trauma Nurses — ATCN · checked ·
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“Upcoming ATCN Courses Please use the table below to search for any upcoming courses.”
Where to take it
Start with the issuer’s own class or test-site search:
- Class search: STN upcoming ATCN courses (traumanurses.org)
Our training directory has no listed ATCN classes yet; check the issuer’s search above.
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