Program Overview

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Principles in Intensive Care Nursing

The Principles of Critical Care Nursing aims to provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and competently care for critically ill patients in the critical care environment.

Module Objective

The module objective is to equip students with the knowledge and skills required to care for critically ill patients.

Module Content

The module content includes:

• Care of the patient with respiratory system disorders
• Care of the patient with cardiovascular system dysfunction
• Care of the patient with neurological system dysfunction
• Care of the patient with renal system dysfunction
• Care of the patient with gastrointestinal dysfunction
• Care of the patient with multisystem dysfunction
• Essential interventions in critical care

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:

• Critically analyse the impact of pathophysiology on acute and critically ill adult patients and to understand altered physiology
• Critically evaluate the complexity of care issues in relation to acutely and critically ill patients
• Analyse and interpret diagnostic tests and monitoring used to assess the critically ill patient
• Critically evaluate and apply available knowledge to guide the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence-based nursing care

Assessment

The assessment consists of:

• Continuous Assessment (200 marks)
  • 1,500 word written assignment (90 marks)
  • Seminar/Presentation (90 marks)
  • E-tivities (20 marks)

Compulsory Elements

• Continuous Assessment

Additional Teaching Mode Information

The module will be delivered online incorporating both synchronous and asynchronous teaching methodologies. Multiple teaching and learning approaches will be utilized to facilitate learning and its application to clinical practice.

Module Co-ordinator

Dr Sean Joseph Kelleher, School of Nursing & Midwifery

Lecturer(s)

Staff, School of Nursing & Midwifery

Why Choose

There is recent evidence for the need to build capacity in critical care nursing skills to achieve sustainable ICU services, particularly during the current Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of this new CPD module is to provide a gateway for qualified nurses to work in Intensive Care, or for nurses currently working in ICU to further develop their repertoire of knowledge, skills, attitudes, and professional values specific to critical care.

Requirements

Applicants for NU6171 must be certified in Basic Life Support (BLS). Applicants should normally fulfill:

• Be practising nurses with evidence of current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) or evidence that registration with the NMBI will be complete by the proposed commencement date of the module
• Hold active registration on a division of the professional register maintained by the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland or be eligible for such registration as required for individual pathways
• Have clinical practice experience (and support structures, if applicable) as required for individual pathways
• Provide written evidence of support from their Director of Nursing/equivalent authorised Nurse Manager

Fees and Costs

The fee for this module is 972.

How To Apply

To apply for this module, students should submit their application through the online portal. The full module fee will be payable on submission of the application.

Contact Details

Module Content Queries: Dr. Sean Kelleher Application Process Queries: (No contact information provided)