Critical Care Nursing
Student must complete 38 credit hours
Speciality Requirements Student must complete 38 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7741109 | Chemistry / Physics Related to Critical Care Nurse | 1 |
|
| 7741111 | Advanced Pharmacology for Critical Care Nurse | 2 |
|
| 7741113 | Critical Care Nursing 2 | 2 |
|
| 7741114 | Critical Care Nursing1 | 2 |
|
| 7741116 | Introduction to Critical Care Nursing | 2 |
|
| This course introduces students to the concepts of critical care nursing. Historical review, and the extent of Critical Care Nursing will be at focus. Synergy Model for Patient Care provides a framework to meet patient and family needs and define critical care nurse competencies. Adherence to standards of professional practice applies to critical care nurses, and quality and safety are paramount. The course also addresses legal and ethical concepts and issues related to critical care nursing. Assessment and management of sedation and principles of pain and pain management are described. It also aims to investigate the holistic management of persons with altered acidic balance and fluid and electrolyte management. The course focuses on assessment and interventions to ensure adequate nutrition in the critically ill patient and approach to infectious diseases and infection control in ICU discussed. Perioperative and anesthetic care are discussed. Crisis, stress and burnout among health care providers are also discussed. | |||
| 7741118 | Critical Care Nursing /Clinical 1 | 2 |
|
| Clinical Placement with a supervisor gives the student an opportunity to use the knowledge and skills learned in Respiratory, Cardiovascular and multi-system problems. In this clinical course, students focus on applying and integrating nursing knowledge to provide care to critically ill patients experience selected health problems such as coronary artery disease, acute coronary syndrome (eg angina and myocardial infarction), heart failure, and hemodynamic instability and arrhythmia interpretation. Nursing interventions are required for the patient with a pacemaker, and intra aortic balloon pump therapy, before and after coronary artery bypass grafting and valve replacement. Augmentation of Advanced Nursing skills including cardioversion, defibrilation and management of cardiac emergencies. Case-based scenarios and focused learning stations will be used to teach the application of the content. Focus areas will include: mechanical ventilation, hemodynamic monitoring, practice airway management, care of the patient with central and / or arterial lines and cardiac arrest management are included and priorities and decision-making in the critical care setting. Students will focus part of their study of patients experienced the following critical illnesses; multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, cardiogenic shock, cardiac surgery, surgery and post anesthesia. The course also provides training which is essential for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clients in various clinical situations. This training will offer students valuable opportunity to take responsibility as a critical care nurse before graduation. Students will be assigned for clinical practice in the ICU and CCU, OR departments. | |||
| 7741120 | Critical Care Nursing /Clinical 2 | 2 |
|
| Clinical Placement with a supervisor gives the student an opportunity to utilize knowledge and skills learned in the GI / GU module, gastrointestinal, endocrine changes.These changes include diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome, hypoglycemia, adrenal insufficiency, thyrotoxic crisis, myxedema coma, diabetes insipidus, and cerebral salt wasting, gastrointestinal bleeding, intestinal obstruction, acute renal failure and dialysis. The course also provides training which is essential for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clients in various clinical situations. This training will offer students valuable opportunity to take responsibility as a critical care nurse before graduation. This training will offer students valuable opportunity to take responsibility as a critical care nurse before graduation. Students will be assigned for clinical practice in the ICU, post anesthetic care unit and Dialysis departments | |||
| 7741121 | ECG and Cardiovascular Dysrhythmia -Interpretation and Management | 1 |
|
| The course supports the development of fundamental knowledge required to systematically analyze and interpret and manage the basic cardiac dysrhythmias. This course contains the essential background information needed to progress to 12 Lead ECG interpretation. The Sinus Rhythms(Normal Sinus Rhythm, Sinus Tachycardia, and Sinus Bradycardia and Sinus Arrhythmi), The Atrial Rhythms (Wandering Pacemaker, Atrial Tachycardia, Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter), The Junctional Rhythms (Junctional Escape Rhythm, Accelerated Junctional Rhythm and Junctional Tachycardia), The Heart Blocks (First Degree, Second Degree Type I and II and Third Degree Heart Block), The Ventricular Rhythms(Ventricular Tachycardia, Ventricular Fibrillation and Idioventricular Rhythm). Students will have an opportunity to examine and critically analyze a variety of 12 lead ECGs and case studies. | |||
| 7745116 | Basic Life Support | 0 |
|
| This course provides the students with the skills of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) for victims of all ages and it offers learners the opportunity to practice CPR in team setting. The students will learn how to use an automated external defibrillator (AED) and how to relieve choking (foreign body airway obstruction). The skills will enable the students to recognize emergencies such as sudden cardiac arrest and know how to respond to them. The students will complete the course at An-Najah Life Support Training Center which extends over one day. The American Heart Association guidelines will be used. | |||
| 7745117 | Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support | 0 |
|
| Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) is designed for students to participate in management of cardiopulmonary arrest and other cardiovascular emergencies through didactic instructions and active participation in simulated cases. The students will enhance their skills in the recognition and intervention of cardiopulmonary arrest, immediate post-cardiac arrest, acute arrhythmia, stroke, and acute coronary syndromes (ACS). They will complete the course at An-Najah Life Support Training Center which extends over two days. The American Heart Association guidelines will be used. | |||
| 7745190 | Pediatric Advanced Life Support | 0 |
|
| The AHA PALS Course has been developed and updated to reflect new science in the 2015 AHA Guidelines Update for CPR and ECC. This classroom, Instructor-led course uses a series of videos and simulated pediatric emergencies to reinforce the important concepts of a systematic approach to pediatric assessment, basic life support, PALS treatment algorithms, effective resuscitation, and team dynamics. The goal of the PALS course is to improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcomes. | |||
| 7746105 | Advanced Health Assessment | 2 |
|
| This course explores the theoretical dimensions of advanced clinical assessment of adults and incorporates advanced techniques of history taking and physical examination. In addition, faculty will facilitate student's acquisition of advanced skills in the collection of subjective data and performance of an adult physical and mental status examination. Student is expected to interpret data acquired through the assessment of adults and the results of laboratory and diagnostic tests. History and physical examination techniques aimed at identifying pathology and its effect on the anesthetic process, rather than diagnose disease entities, will be stressed. Students will evaluate the information obtained in their physical and psychological assessment and synthesize that knowledge to formulate individualized perioperative anaesthesia management plans. Emphasis will be placed on management of patients with altered cardiovascular, pulmonary, and neural-renal status. | |||
| 7746209 | Research Methodology and Statistical Methods in Health Research | 3 |
|
| This course focuses on preparing students to critically analyze and develop research. Emphasis is placed on reading and interpreting published research data in terms of applicability to the health care professional. Discussion groups, class presentations and lectures will use research articles to clarify and expand key research concepts. This course consists of independent study and preparation and presentation of a capstone project. Students will focus on the theoretical and scientific underpinnings for evidence-based advanced nursing practice. In-depth critical analysis of scientific research, and methods for systematic reviews, as relevant to patient care and health policy outcomes will be emphasized on. Ethical, legal, economic, and cultural issues surrounding the conduct and utilization of research practice will be examined. Various qualitative approaches to research typically, used in nursing and health science, will be examined. Topics covered will include ethics, problem identification, research purpose and specific aims, literature review, sampling strategy and techniques, multiple data collection techniques, data management, multiple strategies for data analysis, differentiating data vs. findings, constructing findings that are congruent with the research aims and specific qualitative approaches, and conclusion-drawing. Application of quantitative methods to a variety of research problems is explored. Emphasis will be placed on survey/descriptive design, randomized clinical trials (RCT's), intervention research, meta-analysis, secondary data analysis with large data sets, and mixed methods. The emphasis of this course is on the nature and characteristics of the most used statistical techniques (descriptive statistics, correlation and linear regression, factor analysis, and elementary hypothesis testing), and their applicability to specific health care problems within the context of nursing. The students will develop their skills and knowledge in the use of computing software to reinforce their learning through assignments, including data analysis of data and interpretation of computer output. Every student must take an SPSS course. | |||
| 7746212 | Emergency and Disaster Nursing | 1 |
|
| The theoretical and clinical aspects of this course introduce students to the process and principles of providing efficient care during emergency and disaster situations. The students will receive comprehensive knowledge and skill training in emergency situations and disaster planning and management, and technical and legal issues related to the role of nurse in different emergency and disastrous situations. It further equips the students with the attitudes and skills necessary for handling multiple patient conditions and trauma situations. The practicum will focus on providing learners with relevant clinical experience in a variety of emergency settings. Different types of poisons and reptiles, snakes and insect bites will be considered. | |||
| 7746213 | Medical Technology | 1 |
|
| The course focuses on understanding and management of Arterial Lines; Central venous Lines; Pulmonary Artery Catheters, Pulse Oximetry SpO2; Capnography - EtCO2, intercostal catheters & Underwater Sealed Drainage. Defibrillation: Manual External & Automated external defibrillation (AED), cardiac monitors, ventilators (SIMV,CMV, weaning from ventilator), continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bi-level positive airway pressure (BiPAP), infusion pumps, syringe pumps, , intra-aortic balloon therapy, heart lung machine, heart mate, pulse contour cardiac output (PICCO), active humidifiers, Baer Hugger & blood warmer, cell saver-autologous blood recovery system, Intracranial pressure monitoring, pacemakers and ICD, prisma dialysis machine , extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) and plasmapheresis. | |||
| 7746216 | Critical Care Nursing /Clinical 3 | 2 |
|
| Students will provide care for increasingly complex critically ill patients, who may include, but are not limited to, patients experiencing alterations in cerebral oxygen supply and demand (including traumatic brain injury, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke). Clinical Placement with a Preceptor will give the student an opportunity to utilize knowledge and skills learned in the hematology, oncology, immunology, burn and trauma modules. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation, basic cardiac life support is discussed. Learners will progressively increase their independence in decision making and critical care nursing practice. Students will actively participate in the provision of family-centered care, ethics in Practice, and best practices in specific patient situations. Learners will examine the influence of context and collaboration within the health care team on patient care and nursing practice. The Course also provides practice that is essential to the Assessment, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation of clients in different Clinical Settings. This training will offer students the valuable opportunity to take responsibility as an critical care nurse before graduation.Students will be assigned for clinical practice in the ER and OR, Burn centre and neurological ICU departments. | |||
| 7746218 | Critical Care Nursing / Clinical 4 | 2 |
|
| Students develop the skills to critically appraising setting that supports nursing practice of special needs populations (eg, children and newborns, geriatric, pregnant women in the intensive care setting. Case-based scenarios and focused learning stations will be used to teach the application of content. The course also provides practice that is essential for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clients in various clinical settings. This training will offer students valuable opportunity to take responsibility as a critical care nurse before graduation..Students will be assigned for clinical practice in the paediatric ICU, neonatal ICU, surgical ICU. | |||
| 7746220 | Internship | 3 |
|
| A progressive exposure to critical care nursing practice. Starting with a basic orientation. Each practice is based on previously developed skills. Students will clinical practice in the ICU, CCU, ER, OR, PACU, dialysis and Burn wards. This course represents the culmination of the critical care nursing master’s program. It provides an opportunity for the student to integrate and synthesize didactic and clinical core content with the experiences of the residencies as they progress from proficient student critical care nurse to novice practitioner. Student and faculty will work collaboratively to identify content areas that are essential to the beginning practice of a master’s prepared critical care.This course offers students of critical care nursing the opportunity to develop their skills and to implement problem solving and principles of nursing management of selected groups from the Health-Disease Continuum and practicing critical care nursing. Students will apply their theoretical knowledge into clinical environments, with emphasis on leadership, management and will take full responsibility under the supervision of tutors who are intensivests and critical care nurses who are responsible for the clinical environment. The course also provide training which is essential for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of clients in various clinical situations. This training will offer students valuable opportunity to take full responsibility as a critical care nurse before graduation. | |||
| 7746221 | Master Thesis | 6 |
|
| A research in critical care nursing that is designed and carried out under the supervision of specialized teachers and experts in the field of research topic will be performed. Independent study resulted in a completed research project including literature, methodology, data collection, statistical analysis, and submission of a final written paper of publishable quality.The course will give graduate students the opportunity to complete a scientific project. The project provides the opportunity to explore a topic, question or concern that is relevant to advanced practice in critical care nursing. A faculty mentor will mentor the student through the process, critique and evaluate the project. The Student is guided by a mentor through the various research phases: planning proposal phase, Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements, clinical trial completion, paper finishing and / or poster presentation, and formal oral presentation. | |||
| 7746222 | Critical Care Nursing 3 | 2 |
|
| 7746223 | Critical Care Nursing 4 | 2 |
|