In contrast the dissemination of TNCC in the States was far more rapid. Another landmark in the history of UK trauma care was the introduction of the ENB A86 Trauma Care Course at City University in 1995. More recently specialist roles for trauma nurses are beginning to emerge. For example, within the UK TNC's have been assigned to orthopaedic directorates only, or spend much of their time on data registry and audit. As this Millennium draws to a close it is time to address the wider needs of the trauma patient.
Trauma care needs to be delineated as a separate entity.
Acknowledging trauma nursing in its' own right should allow its' philosophical underpinnings and training needs to be considered, proactively developed and enacted. The evolution of a new speciality should encourage the emergence and development of new roles, which should further expand the entire scope of practice of the trauma nurse. At this juncture that it is time to relegate the traditional image of British trauma nursing as depicted by Florence Nightingale to the past and develop a new era of UK trauma nurses. Journal of Nursing Administration. Evolution of the trauma cycle.