critical care nursing
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COLLEGE OF NURSING, OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY
COURSE MAP CRITICAL CARE NURSINGCritical Care Nursing is an elective course that allows nursing students to manage common healthcare problems involved in critical
care, trauma or emergency situations. The course focuses on the introduction to critical care nursing, foundation of circulation, airway and breathing management, and management of client with critical conditions. The nursing students are expected to
develop an effective nursing care plan for critically-ill clients. 1.0
Course Information
Course Credit : 3 units Venue : PJP 404 Class Schedule : 8:00-10:00/10:00-12:00
Course Category : Nursing Elective Course Facilitator : Prof. Dr. M.J. Diño Facilitator contact : (02) 293 2703 loc 808
COURSE ORGANIZATION
GRADING PERIOD WEEK LEARNING OUTCOMES GENERAL CONTENT
PRELIM Introduction to
Critical Care Nursing and Foundation of
Circulation
1
Understand the mission and vision of OLFU Analyze how the study of NELEC 2 shares achieving the vision and mission of the university Analyze the content of the course syllabus and requirements.
• Course Orientation • OLFU Mission, Vision and Values • Outcome-based Education • Course Requirement
2Describe the assessment priorities in a critically-ill patient based on the client’s clinical status
• Overview of a critically-ill client • Assessment framework • Planning care for critically-ill client
3 Identify the key elements and components of the normal electrocardiogram (ECG)and the physiologic events of the heart
• Basic Electrocardiography • Cardiac Monitoring
4 Distinguish the etiology, characteristics, rhythm and conduction abnormalities seen on ECG strips and associated nursing management
• Common arrhythmias • Temporary pacing
5 Distinguish the etiology, characteristics, of normal and abnormal waveform pressures and associated nursing management
• Hemodynamic parameters • Hemodynamic monitoring system
MIDTERM Foundation of Airway
and Breathing Management
7 List down the purposes of ABG monitoring, and analyze the components of ABG in terms of normal and abnormal values
• Respiratory assessment techniques • ABG monitoring
8 Identify the basic airway management devices, and demonstrate proper placement and care
• Airway management
9 Understand and apply basic ventilator settings and care. Identify complications and preventive measure of invasive airway management.
• Ventilatory Management
10 Understand pain management in critically-ill clients • Physiologic mechanisms of pain • Responses, assessment and management
11 Analyze various ethical and legal considerations in care of critically-ill clients • Ethical decision making
FINALS Management of
Client with Critical Conditions
13 Identify and implement special assessment techniques and management for pathologic cardiovascular cases
• Assessment, diagnostics and monitoring: cardiovascular system
14Identify and implement special assessment techniques and management for pathologic respiratory cases
• Assessment, diagnostics and monitoring: respiratory system
15Identify and implement special assessment techniques and management for pathologic neurological cases
• Assessment, diagnostics and monitoring: neurologic system
16Identify and implement special assessment techniques and management for pathologic renal cases
• Assessment, diagnostics and monitoring: renal system
17 Identify and implement special assessment techniques and management for pathologic gastrointestinal cases
• Assessment, diagnostics and monitoring: gastrointestinal system