21360 - Critical Care Nursing (IMOLA)

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the module, students will be able to correlate their various clinical care skills to recognize criticality indicators in various emergency settings. They will understand and apply appropriate interventions based on the organization, standards, and protocols/procedures shared by the scientific community. They will identify, plan, and evaluate care interventions and collaborate with other professionals in diagnostic and therapeutic pathways.

Course contents

- The fundamental concepts of nursing care in the critical care setting;

- The different contexts of critical care/intensive care;

- Monitoring in the critical care setting and the use of different assessment scales;

- The organization of emergency/urgent healthcare in Italy, and the different out-of-hospital rescue systems;

- Nursing care in the emergency room, in the different types of intensive care, in the emergency medical service, and in the community;

- Nursing care for ventilated patients, patients with multiple trauma, and patients eligible for organ transplantation, and the different types of monitoring;

- The concept of relationship/communication with the critically ill patient and the concept of caring for the individual and the family

Readings/Bibliography

1. Badon, Giusti, "Assistenza infermieristica in area critica e in emergenza" Casa Editrice Ambrosiana 2022;

2. Chiaranda "Urgenze ed Emergenze" V Edizione, Piccin 2022;

3. Kette F, Schiraldi F, "Emogasanalisi, fluidi ed elettroliti" IRC, 2008;

4. Martindale, Brown, "Giuda illustrata all'interpretazione dell'ECG" Piccin 2008;

5. Menarini, "Emergenze extraospedaliere. Gestione delle vie aeree" Edizione Minerva Medica, 2007.

6. Sanson, PTC, Irc, 2007;

7. Carpenito "Piani di assistenza infermieristica e documentazione" CEA 2011;

8. Balzanelli, Gullo "Manuale di medicina di emergenza e pronto soccorso" III Edizione, CIC, Edizioni Internazionali, 2011.

Teaching methods

Frontal and interactive lectures with discussion of clinical cases.

Assessment methods

Oral exam on the topics covered in the syllabus.

Teaching tools

Power Point presentation of the various topics we will cover and the use of devices and aids used in critical care nursing.

Office hours

See the website of Sara Manfrini