NMHS42770

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be able to:

1. Critically evaluate the rapidly changing pathophysiology of critical illness to plan and manage the complex critically ill person.
2. Critically discuss the integration of advanced respiratory and cardiovascular assessment, haemodynamic monitoring, and validated assessment tools for the complex critically ill person.
3. Critically apply diagnostic reasoning skills after comprehensively assessing the complex critically ill person.
4. Critically synthesise the current best evidence to guide nursing and collaborative management of the complex critically ill person.
5. Critically evaluate the complex critically ill person's response to nursing and collaborative management.

Indicative Module Content:

Advanced cardiovascular and respiratory assessment
Validated assessment tools.
Current evidence that informs the nursing and collaborative management of the complex critically ill patient
Cardiothoracic Surgery/transplant
Sepsis
Renal Failure
ARDS/COVID 19
Liver Failure
Trauma
Brain Injury
Transporting critically ill patients
Available learning materials from the Autumn Trimester (NMHS42630)
• Modes of ventilation
• Chest drains
• Inotropes & Vasopressors
• Fluids and Electrolytes
• ABG's
• ABCDEF Care bundle (A: Assess & manage pain. B: SATs & SBTs. C: choice of analgesia & sedation. D: Delirium assessment & prevention. E: Early mobility. F: Family engagement )

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Lectures by clinical experts
Case-based learning
Active/task-based learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Learning Requirements:

Registered General Nurse. 12 months post registration experience, employed in Intensive Care Nursing and working a minimum of 75 hours per month

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Equivalents:
Major Surgery &Multiple Trauma (NMHS40890), Person with Special Needs (NURS40890)


 

Assessment Strategy

 

Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students will receive feedback within 20 working days (Mon-Fri) of assessment submission.

Textbooks & E-Books available through the UCD Library
Aitken, L., Marshall, A. and Chaboyer, W., (2016). ACCCN's Critical Care Nursing. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Albarran, J.W., Mallett, J., RGN & Richardson, A. 2013, Critical care manual of clinical procedures and competencies, John Wiley & Sons, Ames, Iowa; Chichester, West Sussex;
Bademan, E.G. & Sigma Theta Tau International 2010;2009; A daybook for critical care nurses, 1st;1; edn, Sigma Theta Tau International, Indianapolis, IN.
Baid, H., Creed, F., Hargreaves, J. & Adam, S.K. 2016, Oxford handbook of critical care nursing, Second edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom
Benner, P.E., Hooper-Kyriakidis, P.L. & Stannard, D. 2011, Clinical wisdom and interventions in acute and critical care: a thinking-in-action approach, 2nd edn, Springer Pub, New York.
Bersten, A.D. and Handy, J., (2018). Oh's intensive care manual. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Bickley L.S., Szilagyi P.G., (2020) Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Booker, K.J.;2015; Critical care nursing: monitoring and treatment for advanced nursing practice, Wiley Blackwell, Ames, Iowa
Boxwell, G. 2010, Neonatal intensive care nursing, 2nd edn, Routledge, New York; Abingdon, Oxon;
Chaney, A.;2016; Fast facts about G.I. and liver diseases for nurses: what APRNs need to know in a nutshell, 1st edn, Springer, New York.
Coviello, J.S. 2017, ECG interpretation made incredibly easy! pocket guide, Third edn, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia (eBook through UCD Library)
Finch, J. & Dutton, H.;2018; Acute and critical care nursing at a glance, Wiley, Hoboken, NJ.
Foreman, M.D., Milisen, K. & Fulmer, T.T. 2010, Critical care nursing of older adults: best practices, 3rd edn, Springer Pub. Co, New York, NY.
Goldsworthy, S. & Graham, L.2013; Compact clinical guide to mechanical ventilation: foundations of practice for critical care nurses, 1st edn, Springer Publishing Company, LLC, New York, NY.
Hardin, S.R., Kaplow, R., Teton Data Systems (Firm) & STAT!Ref (Online service) 2020;2019; Cardiac surgery essentials for critical care nursing, Third;3; edn, Jones & Bartlett Learning, Burlington, MA
Hazinski, M.F. 2013; Nursing care of the critically ill child, 3rd edn, Elsevier/Mosby, St. Louis, Mo.
Jevon, P. & Ewens, B. 2012, Monitoring the critically ill patient, 3rd edn, Wiley-Blackwell, Chichester, West Sussex.
Jones, J. & Fix, B. 2019, Critical care notes: clinical pocket guide, 3rd edn, F.A. Davis Company, Philadelphia, PA.
Knapp, R.; 2015; Hemodynamic monitoring made incredibly visual, Third;3; edn, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia.
Krau, S.D. and Overstreet, M. (2017). Pain Management, An Issue of Critical Nursing Clinics, E-Book (Vol. 29, No. 4). Elsevier Health Sciences.
Kucia, A.M. & Quinn, T. 2013; Acute cardiac care: a practical guide for nurses, 1. Aufl. edn, Wiley-Blackwell, Ames, Iowa; Chichester, West Sussex, U.K;
Marino, P.L., Teton Data Systems (Firm) & STAT!Ref (Online service) 2014;2013; Marino's the ICU Book, Fourth;4;4e.; edn, Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia
Mendoza, J.D. 2011, Acute kidney injury: causes, diagnosis, and treatments, Nova Biomedical/Nova Science Publishers, New York.
Miller, C.M. & Torbey, M.T. 2015; Neurocritical care monitoring, 1st edn, DEMOS Medical, New York
Morton, P.G. & Fontaine, D.K. (2017), Critical care nursing: a holistic approach, Eleventh edn, Wolters Kluwer, London; Philadelphia
Rabinovici, R., Frankel, H.L. & Kirton, O.C. 2016; Trauma, critical care, and surgical emergencies: a case and evidence-based textbook, Informa Healthcare, London.
Saxon, A. & Lillyman, S. 2011, Developing advanced assessment skills: patients with long-term conditions, M&K Pub, Keswick, Cumbria.
Scarth, E. & Smith, S.P. 2016;, Drugs in anaesthesia and intensive care, Fifth edn, Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.
Stevens, R.D., Hart, N.(. & Herridge, M.S. 2014, Textbook of post-ICU medicine: the legacy of critical care, First edn, Oxford University Press, New York, NY, United States of America; Oxford, United Kingdom;.
Tartavoulle, T. & Manning, J. 2017, Infection in the Intensive Care Unit, an Issue of Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, Elsevier [Imprint], Philadelphia
Vincent, J.L., Abraham, E., Kochanek, P., Moore, F.A. and Fink, M.P., (2016.) Textbook of Critical Care E-Book. Elsevier Health Sciences.
Willis, L.M. ;2016;, Health assessment made incredibly visual, Third edn, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia.
Woodruff, D.W. 2016; Critical care nursing made incredibly easy, Fourth;4; edn, Wolters Kluwer, Philadelphia.

The most up-to-date evidence-based research related to the module learning materials will be provided in class and linked to the UCD Library through Brightspace.