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Course Plan

Acute Care (Emergency) nursing

2016

Course Name: Acute and Chronic Care (As a prerequisite)

Instructors:

Dr.Rood dehghan , Dr. Sayadi

Audience:

Nursing student in MSc degree

Prerequisite:

Pharmacology, Pathophysiology, Semiology.

Credit:

3 Unit Score (1.5 theoretical & 1.5 practical)

Type Of Unite:

Theoretical and practical

Time of consulting with the teachers:

2

According to teachers agreement

Timing:

Dr. Rooddehghan

Dr. Sayadi

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Course Description:

This course prepare the student to be able to provide appropriate care to patients suffering from common acute

disorders using nursing process and theories. Moreover, the student will be able to recognize the management of

acute situations, patients’ needs during acute conditions and monitor their conditions during the process of

provision of care. For acute conditions, the student needs to be aware of dimensions of acute care of patients

based on nursing models, and also patient education.

Main learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Define the meaning of acute condition.

Describe the nurses’ role in detection from prevention to rehabilitation in acute care condition.

Define and explain the specific role of nurses in prevention from and provision of care to patients in acute

situations

Table of Learning objectives:

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Teacher Time The student will be able to Title No

Dr.Rooddehghan

Discuss & describe nurse’s role in management of:

Shocks

DIC

Transfusion Reactions

General Concepts 1

Dr.Rooddehghan


Hypertension

acute coronary syndrome

MI

Cardiac tamponade

cardiogenic shock

Cardiovascular (1) 2

Dr.Rooddehghan


respiratory failure

asthma

pneumonia

pneumothorax

Respiratory (1) 3

Dr.Rooddehghan


chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

acute respiratory distress syndrome

shortness of breath

Respiratory (2) 4

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trauma of respiratory system

Dr.Rooddehghan

Outline the incidence and demographic pattern of

poisoning

State the general treatment of poisoning

Discuss psychological assessment and care

Discuss the treatment of specific drugs commonly

associated with poisoning

Poisoning (1) 5

Dr.Rooddehghan

Discuss & describe nurse’s role in management of

poisoning with:

Cyanide

Alcohol

Benzodiazepines

Carbon monoxide poisoning

Digoxin

Opiates

Paracetamol

Salicylates

Solvent inhalation

Tricyclic antidepressants

Poisoning(2) 6

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Dr. Sayadi

Outline neurological assessment

Describe the causes and clinical features of raised

intracranial pressure


o altered level of consciousness

o Cerebral Vascular Accident

o head injury

o Spinal cord Injery

o Seizures

Neurology (1) 7

Dr. Sayadi

Discuss & describe nurse’s role in management of :

o Headache

o Guillian- Barre Syndrome

o Myasthenia Gravis

o Meningitis

o Bell’s Palsy

o Trigeminal Neuralgia

Neurology (2) 8

Dr. Sayadi

Outline urinary assessment


o Renal calculi

o Urinary Retention

o Urinary Tract Infection

Urology 9

Dr. Sayadi


o pyelonephritis

o Acute renal failure (ARF)

Nephrology 10

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Pathophysiology

Classification

Specific phases

Clinical featured associated with ARF

Dr. Sayadi


o Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA)

o Hyperosmolar non-ketotic coma (HONC)

o Hypoglycemia


o Pheochromocytoma

o Thyroid storm

o Myxedema coma

Endocrine 11

Dr. Sayadi


o Bleeding of GI, peptic ulcer

Gastrointestinal 12

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Method of Instruction:

Lecture

Discussion

Course practices required

Studying – Assigned Studying

Discussion & Participation

Instruction materials

Current textbooks and related articles are the references of teaching in this course that are available on the

TUMS Dig lib and in the school’s library.

Method of Evaluating student progress

Items of Activity Percentage of total score

Being timely and active during the course %5

Participation in the course discussions 11%

Presentation %20

Final Examination %65

Total %100

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For practical duration:

Method of Instruction:

Training at the field (Hospital)

Method of Evaluating student progress

Items of Activity Percentage of total score

Being timely and active in the wards and emergency %20

Presentation three nursing plan for patients with acute condition %30

Journal club %10

Practice %40

Total %100

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References:

1. Hinkle J. L.., Cheever K. H. (2014). Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing

(Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing- 13th ed) Thirteenth, North American Edition Edition

2. Dowining P. (2009). Emergencies in adult nursing. Usa, 0xford medical publication.

3. Library of congress cataloging –in-publication data., (2007) Emergency nursing made incredibly

easy.Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

4. Kablow R., Hardin S., (2007). Critical care nursing surgery for optimal outcomes., Boston: Jones and

Bartlett publishers.

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