Course details
This final theory course explores the care of critically ill pediatric patients in the emergency room context, by focusing on the knowledge, values, and beliefs central to the practice of nursing pediatric patients experiencing life-threatening injuries and illness. Throughout this course, students explore key concepts related to pediatric resuscitation, including primary assessment, life-saving interventions, and mechanism of injury. Pathophysiology, urgency determination, clinical reasoning, and patient assessment continue to be a focus for learning while exploring concepts of respiratory arrest, cardiac arrest, severe burns, septic shock, and multi-system trauma. Students will also begin to explore the concept of disaster management as it pertains to the pediatric population.
Prerequisite(s)
- 75% in NSER 7620
Credits
4.0
Cost
$1,190.05 - $1,214.67 See individual course offerings below for actual costs.
Course offerings
Spring/Summer 2023
Below is one offering of NSER 7640 for the Spring/Summer 2023 term.
CRN 67555
Duration
Mon Apr 03 - Fri Jun 23 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 67555
- $1190.05
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 03 - Jun 23 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
Matt Thacker
Course outline
Cost
$1190.05
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
- Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start date. Check your myBCIT email account to access this information.
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Please contact mheskia@bcit.ca for approval to register.
Status
In Progress
This course offering is in progress. Please check this page for other currently available offerings or subscribe to receive email updates.
Fall 2023
Below is one offering of NSER 7640 for the Fall 2023 term.
CRN 48671
Duration
Tue Sep 05 - Fri Nov 24 (12 weeks)
- 12 weeks
- CRN 48671
- $1214.67
Class meeting times
| Dates | Days | Times | Locations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 05 - Nov 24 | N/A | N/A | Online |
Instructor
TBD
Course outline
Course outline TBD — see Learning Outcomes in the interim.
Cost
$1214.67
Important information
- Internet delivery format.
- Departmental approval needed
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Program approval required for registration. Please contact the program assistant at mheskia@bcit.ca
Status
Learning Outcomes
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:
- Describe the basic components of trauma systems and the impact on pre-hospital and intra-hospital decision making and the impact on pediatric patient outcomes.
- Describe the underlying pathophysiology, assessment, and anticipated treatment of a variety of life-threatening health challenges in children, such as:
- Septic shock
- Cardiogenic shock
- Spinal cord injuries
- Impending respiratory and cardiac arrest
- Environmental injuries
- Apply key trauma concepts (mechanism of injury, trimodal distribution of death, the silver half hour, and the trauma triad of death) to emergency care of pediatric trauma victims.
- Apply knowledge of the unique anatomy and underlying pathophysiology of pediatric patients to mechanism of injury in trauma.
- Explain the considerations for and the role of the pediatric emergency nurse during family witnessed resuscitation of pediatric patients.
- Contrast the characteristics, implications, and considerations of caring for pediatric patients with neurogenic versus spinal shock.
- Apply the components of the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) treatment algorithms to applicable patient presentations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of appropriate pharmacological interventions for critically ill or injured children.
- Apply the components of the pediatric emergency assessment framework to a variety of critically ill or injured pediatric patient presentations.
- Apply the concepts of the oxygen supply and demand framework to a variety of critically ill and injured pediatric patient presentations.
- Outline the general principles and management of mechanical ventilation systems in critically ill and injured pediatric patients.
- Outline the general principles and management of advanced hemodynamic monitoring systems in pediatric patients.
- Explain basic principles of forensic nursing science in the context of pediatric emergency care.
- Interpret advanced hemodynamic and mechanical ventilation assessment data and apply it to the management of critically ill and injured pediatric patients.
- Outline basic principles of effective end-of-life care for patients and their families in the pediatric emergency care context.
Effective as of Spring/Summer 2023
Related Programs
Pediatric Emergency Nursing Theory 3 (NSER 7640) is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Health Sciences
- Emergency Nursing Specialty (Pediatric Emergency Option)
Advanced Certificate Part-time
- Pediatric Emergency Nursing Specialty
Advanced Certificate Part-time
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