Graduate Education Institute · Internal Medicine Nursing · Doctorate
Course Objective
The aim of this course is to provide knowledge, skills and applications about the diagnosis, systematic and holistic approach of the patients requiring intensive care, giving nursing care, making close decisions about patient follow up, application and evaluation process and making interdisciplinary coordination.
Course Content
Characteristics of ICU, patient and family characteristics and approach in ICU, legal and ethical issues in ICU, evaluation of ICU patient, follow-up parameters and values of ICU patients, ICU patient transport, ICU commonly used drugs, effects, side effects, doses, intensive care It includes physiological and psychological changes and intensive care infections.
Required Resources
1. Akyol A.D. (2017). Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği. İstanbul Tıp Kitabevi. 1. Baskı, İstanbul. 2. Çelik S. (2014). Erişkin Yoğun Bakım Hastalarında Temel Sorunlar Ve Hemşirelik Bakımı. Nobel Tıp Kitapevi. Çapa İstanbul. 3. Sezen A, Temiz G., Güngör MD., (2015) Yoğun Bakım Hemşireliği. Nobel Tıp Kitapevi. Ankara 4. Şahinoğlu H., Dilek A., Kaya A. (2011) Yoğun Bakım Sorunları ve Tedavileri. Nobel tıp Kitabevi. Çapa İstanbul
Recommended Resources
5. Linda D. Urden, Kathleen M. Stacy, Mary E. Lough, Critical Care Nursing: Diagnosis and Management, 6e (Thelans Critical Care Nursing Diagnosis) 2010. 6th Edition. ISBN-13: 978-0323057486 ISBN-10: 0323057489. Amozon.com. St Louis. USA 6. AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing, Third Edition (Chulay, AACN Essentials of Critical Care Nursing) May 14, 2014, 3rd Edition ISBN-13: 978-0071822794. Amazon .Com. The Mc Graw Hill Companies USA ISBN-10: 0071822798
Course Learning Outcomes
- Explain the roles and responsibilities of Critical Internal Medicine Nursing and intensive care nursing nurse
- Knows the basic care techniques in acute and critical patient monitoring in intensive care.
- know the management of acute and critical patients in the intensive care unit
- Analyze and diagnose data in acute and critical patients in intensive care unit
- Evaluate system in acute and chronic patients in intensive care unit and plan nursing care, implements and evaluates
- Recognize the psycho-social need of the patient and his / her family in the intensive care unit
Core Area Distribution
ECTS / Workload
| Activity | Quantity | Duration (h) | Total Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (Including Exam Week) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Out of Class Study Period | 16 | 3 | 48 |
| Midterm | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 40 | 40 |
Course Schedule
| Week | Subject | Preparation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The history of intensive care units in the world and in Turkey, Intensive care, nurse's task, authority and responsibilities | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 2 | Planning and classification of intensive care units Occupational organizations in intensive care nursing | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 3 | Basic care techniques in intensive care patients | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 4 | Monitoring in intensive care unit (hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, ECG and arrhythmia monitoring) | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 5 | Follow-up in intensive care unit (acid-base and arterial blood gas monitoring, fever and neurological evaluation) Intensive care scoring systems | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 6 | Nutrition and sleep disorders in intensive care unit and nursing care | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 7 | Intensive care patient pain, agitation / sedation and delium management | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 8 | Midterm | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 9 | Cardiovascular system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 10 | Respiratory system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 11 | Renal system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 12 | Gastrointestinal system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 13 | Endocrine system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 14 | Multisystem disorders (shock and nursing management, systemic inflammatory response syndrome-SIRS- and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -MODS- and nursing management) | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 15 | Multisystem impairments (Nursing management of burned patient and nursing management of patient applied organ transplant) Family centered care in intensive care unit, Patient and family education in intensive care unit | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
| 16 | Final exam | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |