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Course outline |
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Unit 1. Orientation to Course Syllabus and Requirements 1. Overview of Critical Care Nursing a. Definition b. Evolution of Critical Care Nursing c. Professional Organization d. Standards 2. Individual and Family responses to Critical Care Experience
3. Ethical and Legal Issues in Critical Care Nursing
4. Comfort and Sedation Assessment of Pain Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) 5. Pain Management a) Non pharmacologic b) Pharmacologic Ø Non-opioid’s Ø Opioids Ø PCA - 6. Code Management
B. GENERAL SURGERY NURSING 1. concept in surgery a) Define Surgery b) Suffixes Describing Surgical Procedures c) TYPES OF SURGERY
2. Principles of aseptic Technique 3. Perioperative Nursing a. The 3 phases of Perioperative Nursing Preoperative Phase Intra operative phase Post operative phase 4. Two Divisions of OR team: Sterile and Unsterile team 5. The Role and function of each team member. 6. Positions During Surgery 7. Methods of Anesthesia Administration 8. Basic instruments Nursing skills: a.Basic instrumentation: charging surgical blades and sutures and passing of instruments b. Scrubbing c. Owning d. Gloving |
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UNIT 2- INTRODUCTION TO REHABILITATIVE NURSING a. Concepts and Principles in Rehabilitative Nursing b. Rehabilitation team Health Care Agencies and Services Types of Health Care Agencies and Services a) Public Health b) Physicians Clinics c) Ambulatory Care centers d) Occupational Health Clinics e) Hospitals f) Extended Care ( Long term ) facilities Patient Centered Collaborative Care for Rehabilitation Physical and Functional Assessment on Patients with Chronic Illnesses for Rehabilitation a. Cardiovascular Status b. Respiratory Status c. Gastrointestinal and Nutritional Status d. Renal and Urinary System e. Neurologic and Musculoskeletal Status f. Integumentary Status Nursing Skill a) Return Demonstration on Crutch walking b) Care of patients with bed sores |