Course Overview
In this final clinical course in the critical care certificate, learners focus on integrating all previous knowledge in clinical practice. Learners 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), and patients experiencing sepsis, progressing toward septic shock. Learners will progressively increase their independence in decision making and critical care nursing practice. Learners 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. Laboratory experiences to practice cardiac arrest management are included. While NSCC 7550 is generally a clinical teacher led course, in selected situations it is possible to complete this course as a preceptorship.
Prerequisite(s)
- 75% in NSCC 7450
Credits
5.0
- Retired
- This course has been retired and is no longer offered. Find other Flexible Learning courses that may interest you.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will further develop the processes of reflective critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration and professionalism to:
- Analyse collected data to identify patient problems associated with oxygen supply and/or demand with increasingly complex critically ill patients.
- Integrate the knowledge and abilities necessary to provide competent care of critically ill patients and family members requiring increasingly complex clinical judgment.
- Select and evaluate therapeutic interventions to optimize oxygen supply and demand balance.
- Apply foundational knowledge of critical care nursing practice to implement care for patients experiencing traumatic brain injury, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke, and sepsis progressing to septic shock.
- Develop independent clinical decision making with patients experiencing common critical illnesses, including patients experiencing complex illness or rapid changes in condition.
- Implement care for patients and family members that reflects a consideration of family centered care, ethics in practice and evidenced based nursing care.
- Foster shared understanding by engaing in dialogue with critically ill patients, family members and the health care team.
- Provide nursing care in a manner that supports and encourages collaboration and partnerships with patients, family members and members of the health care team.
- Develop and implement a plan for ongoing professional growth as a critical care nurse.
Effective as of Winter 2012
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