Module Details

Advanced care processes in anaesthesiology and resuscitation

MS2249

Course
Advanced care processes in anaesthesiology and resuscitation
Code
MS2249
Academic Year
2024/2025
Curriculum Year
2023/2024
Degree Programme
NURSING AND MIDWIFERY SCIENCES
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
2
Lecture Hours
24
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/45 - General, Clinical and Pediatric Nursing
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
2
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The advanced care processes module in the anesthetic and resuscitation area offers the student a knowledge of the care processes that take place within the critical resuscitation area with a proactive perspective in the management of critical patients and emergencies by providing personalized assistance through good interprofessional communication and teamwork.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module the student must be able to: 1. Monitor and manage the critically ill patient - 2. Evaluate and manage pain in the patient in intensive care - 3. Manage the primary and secondary transport of the critically ill patient - 4. Manage the emergencies in critical and burn patients - 5. Interprofessional communication and teamwork
Prerequisites
No
Teaching Methods
Participatory frontal lesson. Discussion of salient themes
through comparisons and debates between teachers and students. Presentation of
summary and explanatory sheets of the educational path and contents
of the individual lessons in power point format.
Additional Information
Asynchronous Mode:
The nurse of the future: task shifting and skills (literature research)
Assessment Methods
MCQs
Detailed Syllabus
Monitoring and management of airways and oxygenation; hemodynamic monitoring (blood pressure, peak, most-care, swan-ganz); neurological monitoring (PIC, BIS, transcranial ultrasound Doppler) and sedation; renal monitoring; positioning and management of venous and arterial access
Evaluation of post-operative and intensive care pain, documentation, analgesic drugs and administration routes, simulation of clinical cases
Pre-transport assessment of the critical patient, ambulance planning and preparation, identification of resources and skills necessary for safe transport, management and monitoring of the critical patient during transport
Management of burn patients in intensive care, Clinical cases
Importance of effective communication and team coordination during emergencies, role of the nurse in providing information and support to the team, management of stress and emotional trauma associated with emergency management.
Expected Learning Outcomes
At the end of the module the student will be able to:

- Monitor and manage the critically ill patient
- Assess and manage pain in intensive care patients
- Manage primary and secondary transport of critically ill patients
- Manage emergencies in critical and burn patients
- Interprofessional communication and teamwork
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