Population growth in central Florida has increased the need for continuing education for trauma nurses. A project was undertaken in 1974 to develop a comprehensive continuing education program on trauma nursing for registered nurses that can be a prototype for the state, and to implement the program in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties. Operational objectives were to: (1) develop a central organization and management unit that will plan and give direction to the project as well as organize, coordinate, and evaluate the project activities; (2) develop a modular curriculum of 80 hours on trauma nursing; (3) plan and implement activities for a minimum of three trauma nursing programs in the three counties, to enroll at least 45 nurses; (4) develop testing and evaluation tools for the curriculum and the overall program; and (5) conduct an ongoing evaluation of the program. An extensive progress report is provided. A bibliography is included. (MSE)