Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, students will be able to:
1. Critically analyse the trajectory of illness and recovery for the chronically critically ill person and their family.
2. Critically evaluate innovations to address the communication needs of the critically ill person and their families.
3. Critically discuss the principles of supporting the person and family decision making regarding complex acute and chronic illness treatment decisions, end of life care, and organ donation.
4. Critically evaluate how the Careful Nursing Philosophy and Professional Practice Module facilitates excellence in critical care
nursing.
5. Critically discuss the evidence underpinning the value of collaborative family involvement in patient recovery.

Indicative Module Content:

The Careful Nursing Philosophy & Professional Practice Model
The chronically critically ill person.
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 ).
Symptom burden of the chronically critically ill person.
Symptom management.
Person and Family-centred care
Surviving chronic critical illness - the patient experience
Surviving chronic critical illness - the families experience
Infection control
Rehabilitation Palliative Care

Student Effort Type	Hours
Specified Learning Activities	50
Autonomous Student Learning	180
Online Learning	20
Total	250

Learning Requirements:

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

Equivalents:
Multi Organ Dysfunction (NMHS40900), Multi Organ Dysfunction (NURS40900)


 

Assessment Strategy  

Description	Timing		Component Scale		% of Final Grade
Group Project: Careful Nursing Philosophy & Professional Practice Module clinical critique & application	Varies over the Trimester	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	50
Presentation: Elevator Pitch Presentation	Varies over the Trimester	n/a	Alternative non-linear conversion grade scale 50%	No	50

 

Remediation Type	Remediation Timing
In-Module Resit	Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

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.
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
Perrin, K.O. & MacLeod, C.E. (2017), Understanding the essentials of critical care nursing, Third edn, Pearson, Boston
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.
Ronco, C., Bellomo, R., Kellum, J.A. and Ricci, Z., (2017). SPEC–Critical Care Nephrology, 12-Month Access, eBook. Elsevier Health Sciences
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.
Urden, L.D., Stacy, K.M. & Lough, M.E. (2017), Critical care nursing: diagnosis and management, 8th edn, Elsevier, Maryland Heights, Missouri.
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, Piladelphia.
Ziemer, G. & Haverich, A. (2017), Cardiac surgery: operations on the heart and great vessels in adults and children, Springer, Berlin, Germany

Name	Role
Ms Orla Daly	Lecturer / Co-Lecturer