Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses

What Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses does

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) is an advanced trauma care education program operated by the Society of Trauma Nurses (STN), a nonprofit professional organization founded in 1996. ATCN is designed for registered nurses seeking to increase their knowledge in the management of multiple trauma patients and is delivered in numerous US states and internationally. The program's defining structural feature is that it is taught concurrently with the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, giving nurses access to the same lectures and content as physicians while they complete ATCN-specific skill stations covering Initial Assessment and Management, Airway and Ventilatory Management, Pediatric Trauma, Hemorrhagic Shock, Musculoskeletal and Spinal Trauma, and Head Trauma. ATCN operates as a mature nonprofit with 7 employees, headquartered in Frankfort, Kentucky, and has been operational for more than 25 years.

ATCN delivers its curriculum through three formats: the traditional 2-day in-person Student Course, the ATCN Hybrid Course (launched March 2021) combining online mATLS Learning Modules with 1 to 1.5 days of in-person skills testing and approved for 19 continuing education hours, and a live video conference option for remote institutions. The underlying technology stack consists of a Course Management System (CMS) for course administration, student/faculty tracking, and login access, and a Learning Management System (LMS) for online module delivery. Supporting programs include the ATCN Sister Sites Program for international knowledge sharing, the ATCN Fund (established 2016) for grants to inaugural programs in new regions and low/middle-income countries, and a Course Director certification pathway.

ATCN generates revenue through course registration fees for student courses, faculty courses, and update courses across in-person and hybrid formats; pricing is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market model is event-driven: new course sites undergo a 6-month planning process, supported by Regional Directors who assist with site establishment and inaugural courses. The customer base consists primarily of individual registered nurses seeking trauma-specific continuing education, with secondary demand from healthcare institutions and trauma centers that host courses for staff training. ATCN maintains strategic partnerships with the American College of Surgeons (concurrent ATLS co-delivery) and the Society of Trauma Nurses (parent organization validating course completion and providing CE credits).

Name

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses

Legal name

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN)

Website

https://atcnnurses.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) is a nonprofit educational program under the Society of Trauma Nurses that provides advanced trauma care training to registered nurses, taught concurrently with the American College of Surgeons ATLS program across numerous US states and internationally.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Course Registration Fees: ATCN generates revenue through course registration fees for student courses, faculty courses, and update courses. Fees apply to both traditional in-person courses and hybrid course delivery formats.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ATCN is a program of the Society of Trauma Nurses that trains registered nurses to deliver care to multi-system trauma and critical burns patients. It offers a standardized 2-day Student Course taught concurrently with the American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program, supplemented by a Sister Sites Program, Course Director Program, Skill Stations, and an ATCN Fund.

Product overview

Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN) offers a unified advanced educational program for registered nurses focused on trauma patient management. The core offering is the ATCN Student Course, available in two formats: the traditional 2-day in-person course and the Hybrid Course (launched March 2021) combining online mATLS modules with in-person skills testing. Supporting programs include skill stations covering trauma areas (Initial Assessment, Airway Management, Pediatric Trauma, Hemorrhagic Shock, Musculoskeletal/Spinal Trauma, Head Trauma), the Sister Sites Program for international collaboration, the ATCN Fund grant program for new program establishment, and a Course Director certification pathway. The program is offered throughout the US and internationally, taught concurrently with the American College of Surgeons ATLS course.

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Products and services

• ATCN Student Course A 2-day in-person trauma nursing course designed to prepare registered nurses to care for the multi-system trauma or critical burns patient, taught concurrently with the American College of Surgeons Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program.
• ATCN Hybrid Course A blended trauma nursing course that combines an online didactic module with in-person skill stations, allowing flexibility in completion while preserving hands-on practice.
• ATCN Skill Stations Hands-on skill stations that provide practical trauma assessment and resuscitation practice for nurses completing the ATCN course.
• ATCN Sister Sites Program A program that allows local hospitals and trauma centers to host ATCN courses via Sister Sites, extending the reach of the standardized curriculum to additional locations.
• ATCN Course Director Program A program that certifies qualified nurse educators to serve as ATCN Course Directors, enabling them to host, schedule, and deliver ATCN courses at their institutions.
• ATCN Fund A supporting fund that generates earned income to support ATCN scholarships and international outreach programs beyond the base course registration fees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 19 continuing education hours awarded for hybrid course completion

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• American College of Surgeons (ACS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerATCN is taught concurrently with the ACS Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) program. Nurses audit ATLS lectures while being directed through separate ATCN skill stations. This partnership provides nurses access to the same foundational trauma content as physicians while maintaining ATCN-specific nursing education. The program maintains a positive collaboration with the ACS Committee on Trauma State Chapters.
• Society of Trauma Nurses (STN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSTN is the parent organization of ATCN. STN validates successful completion of the ATCN course and provides continuing education for course completion. STN membership 'Paying it Forward' program supports ATCN program growth, with 100% of first-year STN membership dues committed to the ATCN Fund.

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Recent moves6 records

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Broad incumbents

• American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN): AACN is a larger, established nursing specialty organization offering continuing education, certification, and training for critical-care nurses. It is comparable as a broader incumbent in specialty nursing education that overlaps with ATCN's audience of trauma and acute-care nurses.
• American College of Surgeons — Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS): ATLS is ATCN's core strategic partner and the physician-side counterpart in trauma education. While not a direct competitor (it serves physicians, not nurses), it is the broader incumbent in trauma life support training and tracks closely with ATCN's curriculum and course sites.
• American Red Cross — Health & Safety Training: The American Red Cross offers national-scale healthcare and safety training courses (BLS, ALS, first aid) with hybrid and in-person formats. It is comparable as a large, established provider of standardized healthcare professional certification training with comparable CE-credit and skills-testing structures.
• American Heart Association (AHA) — ECC Training: AHA's Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) training programs (ACLS, BLS, PALS) are a comparable model of standardized, CE-credit-earning healthcare professional certification courses with hybrid and in-person delivery. AHA addresses a different clinical area but competes for similar training budgets and channels.
• Sigma Theta Tau International (Sigma) — Nursing Education: Sigma is the global nursing honor society that provides continuing education, online courses, and certification support for nurses across specialties. It is comparable as a broader provider of nursing continuing education and credentialing infrastructure that competes for the same CE-hour-earning nurses.

Regional players

• Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN): BCEN offers the Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN) and other specialty nursing certifications. It is comparable as a peer in specialty nursing credentialing and continuing education, particularly for nurses operating in trauma and emergency settings.
• National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT): NAEMT provides standardized pre-hospital trauma and emergency training (PHTLS, TECC) with similar hybrid and in-person delivery models. It is comparable as a peer in trauma-focused continuing education for frontline healthcare providers, though its primary audience is EMS rather than nurses.

Others

• Society of Trauma Nurses (STN): STN is the parent organization of ATCN and the membership body that houses the program. It is comparable as the broader professional association ecosystem within which ATCN operates, providing CE validation and funding through the 'Paying it Forward' program.

Emerging players

• Coursera — Healthcare / Nursing Specializations: Coursera hosts online nursing and healthcare continuing education courses from universities and institutions. It is an emerging adjacent competitor that could erode ATCN's standalone CE market if nurses increasingly prefer fully online, self-paced CE options over hybrid courses with in-person skills testing.

Direct peers

• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) — Emergency Nurses Association: TNCC is the closest direct competitor to ATCN: a standardized trauma nursing certification course offered by the Emergency Nurses Association. Both target registered nurses seeking trauma-specific credentials and continuing education, competing for the same hospital training budgets and individual nurse enrollments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

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Customer concentration

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