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The Roles And Contributions Of Certified Transport Registered Nurses In Critical Care Ground Transport Today., Jennifer Esslinger Bsn, Rn, Cfrn, Ctrn, Sue L Parrigin, Amy Grand, Kimberly D Bronow, Jacqueline C Stocking

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Registered nurses are core members of critical care ground transport teams because of their education, experience, and scope of practice. Advances in medicine, technology, and equipment, combined with regionalization of specialized care and, most recently, the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, necessitate that transport nurses possess specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities. National specialty certification in ground transport nursing via the Certified Transport Registered Nurse (CTRN) offers registered nurses a process to validate their expertise. The most recent transport nursing role delineation study, which was conducted by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursingin 2019, provided the foundation for the revised CTRN …