Pediatric Critical Care Theory 3 NSPE 7280

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:

• Integrate principles of normal growth and development in the care of critically ill pediatric patients experiencing various health challenges (e.g., trauma, neurological injury, burns, septic shock, congenital cardiac defects, cancer and end of life care).
• Examine pharmacologic agents commonly used to treat various high-risk health challenges to inform clinical decision making for critically ill pediatric patients.
• Describe and demonstrate techniques for safe administration of medication commonly used to treat various high-risk health challenges in pediatric critical care settings for pediatric patients experiencing a variety health challenges (e.g., trauma, neurological injury, burns, septic shock, congenital cardiac defects, cancer and end of life care).
• Identify the theoretical concepts of advanced mechanical ventilation techniques and the relationship to supporting and balancing oxygen supply and demand in critically ill pediatric patients.
• Use knowledge of unique pediatric anatomy and pathophysiology, clinical presentation and comprehensive neurological assessment to critically analyze data, form and prioritize conclusions and plan immediate nursing care to optimize oxygen supply and demand for a pediatric patient experiencing the following; traumatic brain injury, traumatic burn injury, sepsis and septic shock, with congenital heart defects and oncological health challenges.
• Apply principles of ICP assessment and management to the care of a critically ill pediatric patient experiencing traumatic brain injury.
• Apply the concepts of family centered care and relational practice within the context of end of life care in the pediatric critical care setting.
• Use communication and collaboration skills in order to establish and maintain partnerships with an inter- professional team, families, and pediatric patients with serious illnesses.

Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023