| CODE | NUR5131 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Nursing Management of Critically Ill Patients | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 10 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Nursing | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit is primarily intended for graduate nurses who work in critical care areas and who are expected to assess, manage and care for critically ill patients and their relatives. Consequently, it focuses on the care delivered in intensive care units within a framework of multi-disciplinary cooperation and collaboration. The study-unit will focus on common conditions that require admission to an intensive care unit, their underlying pathophysiology and the various treatment modalities delivered by nurses, independently or in liaison with other health professionals. Its content has been broadly guided by WHO Europe鈥檚 Critical Care Nursing Curriculum and the Critical Care National Network Nurse Leads Forum鈥檚 (CC3N) National Competency Framework for Registered Nurses in Adult Critical Care Settings. The students will be provided with opportunities to consolidate the knowledge and skills required to competently manage critically ill patients and to address challenges associated with critical care delivery. The topics covered in this study-unit include the pathophysiology, treatment modalities and nursing care of patients nursed in intensive care units with conditions related to the cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, gastro-intestinal, renal and integumentary systems. Infection prevention and control, psychosocial aspects of care, homeostatic maintenance and geriatric and paediatric considerations will also be included. Study-unit Aims: - To consolidate students鈥� knowledge and skills required to provide holistic nursing care to patients admitted to intensive care units and their relatives; - To enhance students鈥� awareness of relevant research findings and facilitate their judicious integration into critical care nursing practice; - To enable students to enhance their involvement in decision making, planning and implementation of treatment modalities for critically ill patients; and - To encourage students to develop their analytic and critical awareness skills in order to stimulate a dynamic approach to critical care nursing. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Explain the pathophysiology and clinical manifestations of common conditions necessitating intensive care; - Discuss various treatment modalities implemented in critical care settings; - Develop critical thinking skills in order to effectively prioritise management of care; - Apply principles of infection prevention and control to critical care settings; and - Appraise research evidence pertinent to the nursing care of critically ill patients and their relatives. 2. Skills By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Develop nursing care plans for critically ill patients; - Integrate knowledge from nursing and related disciplines into the care plan of critically ill patients; - Report and reflect on the care delivered to critically ill patients and their relatives; - Evaluate the care provided to critically ill patients and their families; and - Identify areas for further development in his/her ability to provide care to critically ill patients and their relatives. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Readings - Baid, H., Creed, F., Hargreaves, J. (2016). Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing (2nd Ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. - Urden, L.D., Stacy, K.M., Lough, M.E. (Eds.) (2018). Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management (8th Ed.). Maryland Heights, MO: Elsevier. - Woodrow, P. (2019). Intensive care nursing: a framework for practice (4th Ed.). London, UK: Routledge. Supplementary Readings - Burns, S. & Delgado, S. (2018). AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing (4th Ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. - Morton, P.G., Fontaine, D. (2018). Critical Care Nursing: A Holistic Approach (11th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health. ACADEMIC JOURNALS (available through HyDi) - American Journal of Critical Care - Heart and Lung - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing - Nursing in Critical Care. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-Requisite qualifications: Minimum Level 6 qualification and professional nurse registration | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture, Workshop, Tutorial & Ind Online Learning | ||||||||||||
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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