title: Preparing to respond: Joint Trauma Training Center and USAF Nursing Warskills Simulation Laboratory.
abstract: Injuries related to the events of September 11, 2001, and continuing military actions associated with Operation Enduring Freedom underscore the accurate focus of the Joint Trauma Training Center and the Warskills Simulation Laboratory. These two programs ensure that nurses are prepared to respond to diverse medical situations worldwide. Outcome measures from both initiatives attest to the effectiveness of an integrated program that facilitates critical thinking skills and clinical judgment to increase the nurses' ability to provide trauma care to severely injured military personnel.
authors.affiliation: Air Force Nursing Education, HQ AFPC/DPAMN1, 550 C Street West, Suite 25, Randolph AFB, TX 78150, USA. Sandra.bruce@randolph.af.mil
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bruce
authors.forename: Elizabeth J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Bridges
authors.forename: John B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Holcomb
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D004189:Disaster Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008348:Manikins; D008887:Military Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D016544:Patient Simulation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D015397:Program Evaluation; D023481:Terrorism; D013781:Texas; D014193:Trauma Centers; D014194:Traumatology / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States