Students will be guided to apply theoretical knowledge received in clinical settings. Experience in using the nursing process in provision of nursing intervention with critically patients will be stressed. Through clinical days, this course focuses on application of principles and theories from nursing science, pathophysiology, pharmacology, health assessment, and medical technology to provide nursing care for adult clients experiencing critical health disruptions. The course addresses role components of a critical care nurse of monitoring, patient education, and utilization of medical technology to evaluate the health status of adult clients experiencing critical health disruptions with special focus on identification of psychological and physiological responses and learning needs of the clients and their families. Critical care nurses roles and emergency care nurses role of problem solving, decision making, and prioritizing nursing diagnoses and intervention strategies are experienced.
Students practice in ICU, CCU, kidney unit, operation room, burn unit, and emergency department.
