21360 - Critical Care Nursing (RN)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the module the student correlates the different clinical care knowledge to recognize the critical indicators in the different operational contexts of the emergency area.
She knows and applies appropriate interventions based on the organization, rules and protocols/procedures shared by the scientific community. Identifies, plans and evaluates healthcare interventions and collaborates with other professional figures in diagnostic-therapeutic paths.

Course contents

Introduction, extraterritorial emergency, operations center

ABCDE assessment of the non-traumatic critically ill patient

Decision making in triage

Code Red Stroke

ACS

Acute pulmonary edema

Approach to trauma

Acute respiratory failure

Monitoring in intensive care

Readings/Bibliography

Badon P., Giusti GD. "Nursing care in critical and emergency areas", CEA, 2022

Chiaranda M. «Urgencies and emergencies», 5th ed, Piccin

Giusti GD, Benetton M, «Guide to monitoring in critical areas», 2015 Maggioli Editore q

Cosentini B, Aliberti S, Brambilla AM, «ABC of emergency non-invasive mechanical ventilation», Mc Graw Hill

Rouichi Y., Prudhomme C., "The nurse in intensive care", Monduzzi editorial 2020

Brunner-Suddarth «Medical-surgical nursing», 5th ed, CEA

Gentili et al, «The critical patient», CEA

GFT triage training group, «Nursing Triage», 4th ed, Mc Graw Hill

Company Procedures/Guidelines

Teaching methods

Participatory frontal lesson on the main theoretical contents

Analysis of real clinical cases/problems through guided classroom work and/or group work with review and integration in plenary.

Assessment methods

Evaluation within the C.I. includes a written test: at least 6 open questions, one of which is calculation.

In-person test: each question will be screened individually and will remain visible only for the scheduled time (the time for each question is proportional to its complexity).

The evaluation is out of 30 [evaluation for each question from 0 to 5, a sufficient response requires an evaluation of at least 3 and total grade in proportion out of 30].

Evaluation criteria: correctness of the answer in terms of clarity and terms used, completeness of content, ability to summarize.

Teaching tools

In the classroom: video projector, flip chart
handout, items of interest.

If online mode: using Teams

Office hours

See the website of Denise Garattoni