This course in advanced concepts
of medical – surgical nursing prepares students to make sound judgments, to set
priorities and to work efficiently in critical situations based on scientific
principles. It also assists students to develop skills in “critical care
settings” such as the intensive care and renal dialysis units as well as the
accident and emergency units. The course thus prepares students with knowledge
and skills to provide specialized and emergency care for patients at risk of
death and/or life threatening disability.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course unit, the student should be able to:
a) Explain the mechanisms of disease requiring intensive/critical nursing care.
b) Describe how nursing interventions influence the body’s ability to respond to diseases
c) Identify and care for patients who need critical/intensive care nursing.
d) Identify emergencies in hospital departments and discuss their management process.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
Unit I: Concepts in critical care nursing practice
Unit II: Triage and admission of a critically ill patients
Unit III: Providing emergency nursing care to critically ill patients
Unit IV: Providing critical care to special populations
Unit IV: Alterations in cardiovascular system
Unit V: Alterations in neurologic system
Unit VI: Alterations in respiratory function
Unit VII: Alterations renal function and fluid and electrolyte balance
Unit VIII: Multisystem dysfunction: Drowning, Trauma, Burns, Poisoning, Death
- Teacher: Ronald Jokindu