Emergency Nursing
Student must complete 40 credit hours
Speciality Requirements Student must complete 40 credit hours
| Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours | Prerequests |
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| 7741121 | ECG and Cardiovascular Dysrhythmia -Interpretation and Management | 1 |
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| 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. | |||
| 7745101 | General Principles of Emergency Nursing | 1 |
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| The course guides the students to explore nursing in response to the dynamic changes of the contemporary healthcare system and the transformation of nursing towards differentiation of work, specialization, and advanced practice. Students are required to study the international and local movement of advanced nursing practice development. They are asked to identify issues encountered by the advanced practice nurse in their context of daily work as their themes for reflection and learning in exploring the concepts of advanced nursing practice. The course will focus on a general assessment of the ED patient, teamwork, inappropriate and frequent attenders at the emergency department, Health Promotion, Injury Prevention, Infection prevention, Triage, Major incidents and terrorism, Legal and ethical issues: consent, capacity, and confidentiality, assault and restraint, biochemical and hematological investigations. Dealing with difficult situations: resuscitation, death, and communicating bad news. The course focuses on the scope of practice of emergency nurses and Core competence evaluation standards for emergency nurse specialists. | |||
| 7745102 | Emergency Nursing I | 3 |
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| This course introduces the emergency nurse to the provision of care in the emergency setting. The concepts of assessment of the emergency department patient and the initial prioritizing of care will be explored. The nursing and medical science related to cardiac, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neurological emergencies will be discussed in detail. The theoretical concepts and knowledge gained will enable the emergency nurse to engage in discussions regarding the principles of emergency nursing, specifically for those patients presenting with a cardiac or respiratory emergency. The content will be primarily oriented toward the adult patient. It will have both theoretical and clinical components supported by classroom teaching... Students will also be expected to complete a range of clinical competencies throughout the course. This course contains the theory that supports emergency nursing care. This course is designed to provide the emergency nursing student with a sound understanding of the principles of trauma management, with specific attention paid to significant body systems affected by physical trauma. The semester also branches out into common non-traumatic emergency presentations. Reference will be made to variations across the age continuum as required. This course will build on the knowledge gained from General principles of emergency nursing course, with the overall aim to provide the student with recent and comprehensive clinical and theoretical information on emergency medical and nursing care. | |||
| 7745103 | Emergency Nursing I / Clinical and Simulation | 2 |
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| Emergency nursing practice is characterized by a diversity of clinical presentations which range from those requiring minimal care to those with complex or life-threatening clinical presentations or injury. This variation in clinical presentation requires emergency nurses to have a strong foundation in patient assessment and associated physiological knowledge, both which are key components of this unit of study. Acknowledging the diversity of clinical presentations related to cardiac, pulmonary, musculoskeletal, and neurological emergencies, in this course we will specifically examine the assessment and management of the most common illness or injuries seen in the emergency department, including those requiring resuscitation. Management of patients with these clinical conditions will be explored, specifically focusing on the evidence-base of interventions and their influence on patient outcome. The use of simulation (the process of mimicking reality in an environment that can be manipulated to reflect real clinical situations) is an educational tool that is becoming increasingly prevalent in health care practice and education. | |||
| 7745104 | Advanced Pharmacology for Emergency Nursing | 2 |
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| Introduction to Pharmacology of emergency drugs and adjunctive agents are discussed. The focus will be on the issues that are an integral part of the modern emergency nursing practice. Specific topics discussed will include pharmacokinetics (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) and pharmacodynamics (mechanism of action) of antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic drugs, drugs used in the treatment of COPD, and asthma drugs that manipulate the autonomic nervous system, anticoagulants, psychiatric medicines, chemotherapeutic agents, hormones drugs, and antiemetics and; anesthetic drugs. Principles and physiological mechanisms related to pharmacology are addressed. The emphasis is on a thorough understanding of the main categories of drugs and current medications that are often used for acutely ill patients. Pharmacological considerations are discussed concerning the management and prevention of complications. | |||
| 7745105 | Emergency Nursing II | 3 |
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| This course will focus on specific emergency presentations related to Ophthalmological, ENT, and Maxillofacial, dental emergencies, endocrine, and metabolic. Overdose and poisoning, Skin, and Mental health emergencies will be discussed, as well as the broader concepts of care coordination throughout the emergency department, and self and staff support. The current clinical issues that face emergency nurses will be explored, encouraging the student to develop strategies for dealing with issues in a dynamic and busy environment. This part of the course will broadly focus on developing the student?s confidence in leading teams, identifying and addressing psychosocial issues experienced by patients, relatives/ significant others and staff, and addressing issues that are unique to the emergency context. | |||
| 7745106 | Emergency Nursing II / Clinical and Simulation | 2 |
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| Emergency nursing practice is characterized by a diversity of clinical presentations which range from those requiring minimal care to those with complex or life-threatening clinical presentations or injury (Ophthalmological, ENT, and Maxillofacial, dental emergencies, endocrine and metabolic, Overdose and poisoning, Skin, and Mental health emergencies). This variation in clinical presentation requires emergency nurses to have a strong foundation in patient assessment and associated physiological knowledge, both which are key components of this unit of study. Acknowledging the diversity of clinical presentations, in this unit of study we will specifically examine the assessment and management of the most common illness or injuries seen in the emergency department, including those requiring resuscitation. Management of patients with these clinical conditions will be explored, specifically focusing on the evidence-base of interventions and their influence on patient outcome. | |||
| 7745107 | Emergency Nursing III | 3 |
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| This course will focus on specific emergency presentations related to Emergency care of the infant and the child and Obstetric emergencies will be discussed, as well as the broader concepts of care coordination throughout the emergency department, and self and staff support. The current clinical issues that face emergency nurses will be explored, encouraging the student to develop strategies for dealing with issues in a dynamic and busy environment. This part of the course will broadly focus on developing the students' confidence in leading teams, identifying and addressing psychosocial issues experienced by patients, relatives/ significant others and staff, and addressing issues that are unique to the emergency context. | |||
| 7745108 | Emergency Nursing III / Clinical and Simulation | 2 |
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| Emergency nursing practice is characterized by a diversity of clinical presentations related to the infant and the child and Obstetric emergencies which range from those requiring minimal care to those with complex or life-threatening clinical presentations or injury. This variation in clinical presentation requires emergency nurses to have a strong foundation in patient assessment and associated physiological knowledge, both which are key components of this unit of study. Acknowledging the diversity of clinical presentations, in this unit of study we will specifically examine the assessment and management of the most common illnesses or injuries seen in the emergency department, including those requiring resuscitation. Management of patients with these clinical conditions will be explored, specifically, focusing on the evidence base of interventions and their influence on patient outcomes. Emergency care of the infant and the child and Obstetric emergencies will be discussed. | |||
| 7745109 | Anesthesia and Critical Care Nursing Essentials | 2 |
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| This course will prepare clinicians practicing in critical care environments to assess, identify and manage those patients experiencing (or with the potential to experience) a critical physiological decline. This will include the identification of the deteriorating patient, incorporating advanced assessment skills and advanced life support skills. These specialized critical care skills will enable the clinician to participate in the holistic approach to the delivery of critical care within the framework of a multidisciplinary team. This course focuses also on utilizing principles of anesthesia with a pathophysiologic approach for the use of anesthesia equipment, the anesthesia gas machine, documentation, patient preoperative assessment, and basic patient care | |||
| 7745110 | Anesthesia and Critical Care Nursing Essentials/ Clinical | 1 |
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| Basic and advanced clinical monitoring, patient positioning, and thermoregulation are covered. Airway anatomy, basic and advanced airway management with practical laboratory applications. This practicum focuses on the skills and procedures that are pertaining to the monitoring and management of critically ill patients. It provides students with the opportunity to utilize the knowledge and skills they acquired in providing advanced specialized nursing care to critically ill patients and anesthetic patients and their families. Critical analysis of patients, data, and responses to nursing interventions are emphasized. The practicum focuses on providing the student with relevant clinical experience in a variety of critical care and anesthetic settings. The students will practice both in the operation room and in the critical care units. | |||
| 7745111 | The Disaster Preparedness and Response | 1 |
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| This course will prepare nurses for different public health emergencies, including natural disasters, biological, chemical, radiological events, and infectious disease outbreaks. This course provides the basic knowledge that nurses need to effectively manage disasters or large-scale disaster events. This course will introduce the concept of disaster and disaster preparedness, the importance of disaster care, mitigation, and disaster response. Other topics such as epidemiologic response to disasters, disaster response rapid needs assessment, and overview of disaster-related morbidity and mortality surveillance will be included. | |||
| 7745112 | Trauma Nursing | 2 |
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| This course is underpinned by the theories and the practice of trauma nursing. The kinematics of trauma, patterns and mechanisms of injury, common trauma presentations and physiological response to trauma across the age spectrum will be examined. Students will extend their knowledge and skills in clinical assessment, problem solving and communication, through a theoretical exploration of the trauma literature and clinical practice. Epidemiology of trauma and mechanisms of injury. Nursing care of the patient who has suffered trauma (for example: head injuries; ocular trauma; maxillo-facial trauma; neck injuries; orthopedic injuries; thermal injuries; chest trauma; abdominal trauma; soft tissue trauma; minor injury care). The following courses should be completed: Trauma nursing core course, Advanced Burn Life Support. | |||
| 7745113 | Trauma Nursing / Clinical and Simulation | 1 |
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| This course will expose the students to Nursing care of the patient who has suffered trauma (for example: head injuries; ocular trauma; maxillo-facial trauma; neck injuries; orthopedic injuries; thermal injuries; chest trauma; abdominal trauma; soft tissue trauma; minor injury care) in clinical practice areas that are various emergency departments. TNCC and ABLS courses will be taken in concern in the clinical practice. | |||
| 7745114 | Emergency Nursing Radiology | 1 |
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| The student will be familiar with all the important visible structures of the different organs in the body which should be checked whenever the student looks at a chest X-ray as an example. The course also discusses anatomical structures that are not easily seen but become visible when abnormal due to disease. The students will learn more about these structures and diseases. | |||
| 7745115 | Internship of Emergency Nursing | 2 |
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| The course focus on acquires professional growth and real-life work experience by joining emergency departments as a student nurse intern. During the course of the internship, the student will enhance knowledge of emergency nursing practice through supervised, active involvement in all aspects of patient care in selected clinical area. Toward the end of the internship, the student may have an opportunity for observation time in an area of interest in which the student is not currently assigned. The course allows the student to become familiar with the role of emergency nurse play in health care, develop relationships with other providers and experience a realistic work environment. Scope of emergency nurse practice and competencies should be achieved. | |||
| 7745116 | Basic Life Support | 0 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. | |||
| 7745199 | Master Thesis of Emergency Nursing | 6 |
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| Research in emergency 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 emergency 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. | |||
| 7746105 | Advanced Health Assessment | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| 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. | |||