Critical Care Nursing Clinical 2 NSCC 7425

In this clinical course, learners focus on applying and integrating nursing knowledge to provide nursing care for critically ill patients and their families. In this experience learners focus on providing care for patients' experiencing acute respiratory failure and hemodynamic challenges. Learners have opportunities to further develop their comprehensive assessment skills by providing safe, competent, and ethical nursing care for patients requiring mechanical ventilation and advanced hemodynamic monitoring in collaboration with buddy nurses and clinical teachers. Working in partnership with patients and families, learners will develop an understanding of unique patient and family situations. Learners will have opportunities to think critically, .selecting and evaluating therapeutic interventions as they focus on developing interventions, clinical decision making. Participating and reflecting on ethical issues and collaboratively providing family-centred care are concepts that nurses continue to develop. Laboratory experiences to practice skills related to intubation, mechanical ventilation, and advanced hemodynamic concepts are included. While NSCC 7425 is generally a clinical teacher led course, in unique situations it is possible to complete this course as a preceptorship.