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- Effective Term:
- Spring 2019 through Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- NRS 222
- Course Title:
- Acute Care II
- Credit Hours:
- 9
- Lecture Hours:
- 50
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 120
Course Description
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Conduct an evidence-based assessment, using age, and developmentally and culturally appropriate communication skills by:
- Comparing (monitoring) a variety of data, accurately interpreting obvious deviations from expected patterns in increasing complex acute conditions; and applying to specific patient situations (e.g. comorbidities, complications, high-risk pregnancies, acute psychosis, life threatening situations, end of life, diverse health beliefs).
- Identifying potential problems and rapidly changing physiologic and behavioral situations.
- Distinguishing pathophysiological changes and symptoms experienced by the patient which are associated with life threatening or end-of-life process.
- Regularly monitoring patient’s level of comfort and ability to manage symptoms and symptom distress.
- Assessing patient and family’s response during patient's illness and/or end-of-life situation.
- Formulating impact of individual development, as well as family development and dynamics on physiologic and behavioral status.
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3. Collaborate with healthcare team members to provide comfort and symptom management.
4. 欧洲杯决赛竞猜app_欧洲杯足球网-投注|官网 discharge plans in collaboration with patient, family, healthcare team members, and service providing agencies.
5. Reflect on experiences in caring for patients with acute conditions.
Course Activities and Design
Discussion groups
Required Readings
Clinical evaluation
Project/Papers
Multiple choice exams
Lab performance evaluation
Outcome Assessment Strategies
Clinical performance evaluation
Papers/Project Rubrics
Multiple choice exams
Lab performance evaluation
Course Content (Themes, Concepts, Issues and Skills)
Themes, Concepts & Issues:
Clinical Judgment Model
Care coordination
Communication
Symptom Management
Advocacy
Teaching
Evidence-based best practices
Skills: This is not an exhaustive list but is a minimum skill set to be completed anytime throughout NRS 221, NRS 222 or NRS 224
Intravenous Therapy and Regulation: Central lines
Central Line Intermittent IV Therapy via Secondary Infusion (piggyback)
PCA (patient controlled analgesia) pump
Central Venous Access Devices
Peripheral IV Direct Medications (IV push)
TPN administration and maintenance
Blood Administration
Chest Tube Maintenance
Telemetry: Cardiac Dysrhythmias
Tracheostomy Care
Tracheostomy Suctioning
Post Mortem Care
Epidural maintenance (classroom theory)
Ventilator/ETT (classroom theory)
Code Roles
Code
Chronic Pain Advanced Interventions
Advanced Wound Care