Critical Care Nursing Theory 2 NSCC 7220

As a healthcare practitioner, you are expected to follow professional standards of practice throughout all SN programs and courses. In this course, you will have opportunities to use the processes of critical thinking, systematic inquiry, communication, collaboration, leadership, professionalism, and clinical decision-making. Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:

Theory

• Describe family-centered care in the context of critical care nursing practice.
• Discuss interdisciplinary collaborative practice in critical care units.
• Explain the relationship between comprehensive assessment findings and pathophysiology of acute coronary syndrome.
• Analyse patient data, form and prioritize conclusions, and plan nursing care to optimize myocardial oxygen supply and demand for a patient experiencing acute coronary syndrome.
• Explain the relationship between comprehensive assessment findings and pathophysiology of acute respiratory insufficiency.
• Analyze patient data, form and prioritize conclusions, and plan nursing care to optimize myocardial oxygen supply and demand for a patient experiencing acute respiratory insufficiency.

Clinical

• Demonstrate a systematic approach to complete a comprehensive assessment of a critically ill patient at a beginner level*.
• Demonstrate nursing management of cardiac and invasive hemodynamic monitoring (arterial and CVP), including but not limited to: equipment safety checks, setting alarm parameters, ensuring accuracy of monitored parameters, obtaining and interpreting measurements.
• Recognize common issues with ECG, arterial and CVP monitoring and seek assistance with troubleshooting.
• Recognize common dysrhythmias and describe relevant interventions.
• Apply theoretical concepts related to oxygen supply and demand to form conclusions and explain relevant interventions for patients experiencing ACS and acute respiratory insufficiency.
• Reflect on nurse-family interactions in the context of critical care nursing practice.
• Reflect on the nursing role within the interdisciplinary health care team in the context of critical care practice.
• Recognize the influence of the critical care environment on patients’ and families’ experience and critical care nursing practice.
• Describe a vision of self as a critical care nurse.

* defined in NSCC 7220, Module 4, Clinical Course module

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023