Graduate Education Institute · Internal Medicine Nursing · Master
Course Objective
To provide the knowledge, skills and practices to provide decision-making, systematic and holistic approach to nursing care for patients in need of intensive care, to make decisions about the care of the patients about the close monitoring, application and evaluation process, to apply and to ensure interdisciplinary coordination
Course Content
Characteristics of ICU, ICU patient and family characteristics and approach, legal and ethical issues in ICU, evaluation of ICU patient, follow-up parameters and values of ICU patient, ICU patient transfers, ICU frequently used drugs, effect, side effect, physiological and psychological changes in the patient and intensive care infections.
Required Resources
1. Hall, Jesse B. Schmidt, Gregory A. Wood, Lawrence D. H. Principles of Critical Care (3rd Edition). McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2005.
Recommended Resources
1. Hall, Jesse B. Schmidt, Gregory A. Wood, Lawrence D. H. Principles of Critical Care (3rd Edition). McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing, 2005.
Course Learning Outcomes
- They describe the roles and responsibilities of the intensive care unit.
- Know basic care techniques in acute and critical patient follow-up in intensive care unit
- know the safe care management in acute and critical patient in intensive care unit
- Analyzes acute and critical patient data in intensive care unit and identifies problems
- Evaluates system in acute and chronic patients in intensive care unit and plans, applies and evaluates nursing care
- aware of the psychosocial needs of the patient and his / her family in intensive care
Core Area Distribution
Teaching Methods
Assessment & Evaluation
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 | 20 | 20 |
| Quiz | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Practice | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Final | 1 | 45 | 45 |
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 |
| 2 | Planning and classification of intensive care units Occupational organizations in intensive care nursing | 1,2,3 |
| 3 | Basic care techniques in intensive care patients | 1,2,3 |
| 4 | Monitoring in intensive care unit (hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, ECG and arrhythmia monitoring) | 1,2,3 |
| 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 |
| 6 | Nutrition and sleep disorders in intensive care unit and nursing care | 1,2,3 |
| 7 | Intensive care patient pain, agitation / sedation and delium management | 1,2,3 |
| 8 | Midterm | |
| 9 | Cardiovascular system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3 |
| 10 | Respiratory system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3 |
| 11 | Renal system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3 |
| 12 | Gastrointestinal system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3 |
| 13 | Endocrine system problems in intensive care unit and nursing management | 1,2,3 |
| 14 | Multisystem disorders (shock and nursing management, systemic inflammatory response syndrome-SIRS- and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome -MODS- and nursing management) | 1,2,3 |
| 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 |
| 16 | Final exam |