Objectives
The course aims to equip the registered nurses with essential knowledge and skills to perform effectively and efficiently in the critical care discipline, so as to ensure the delivery of safe, holistic and quality care to patients.

Content

• Core Module:
  • Pain Management
  • Infection Control
  • Wound Management
  • Management of Patient with Diabetes
  • Nutrition Support
  • Physiological monitoring
  • Assist in resuscitation intubation and ventilation
  • Health Promotion/Health Education
  • Ethical and Legal Issues
• Critical Care Nursing Module:
  • Perspectives in critical care nursing
  • Roles and responsibilities of nurses in the management of ICU patients
  • Psychosocial implication in the care of critically-ill patient and family
  • Patients reactions in ICU
  • Psychological needs of critically-ill patients and family
  • Review anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system
  • Pathophysiology of acute respiratory failure
  • Clinical manifestation of acute respiratory failure - involve major body systems
  • Management of patient with acute respiratory failure
  • Therapeutic modalities in the treatment of patients with acute respiratory dysfunction
  • Interpretation of blood gases
  • Review anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system
  • Haemodynamic monitoring in the ICU
  • Standard haemodynamic monitoring system used in ICU
  • Care of patient with continuous central venous pressure and arterial line monitoring
  • Basic principles and pattern of electrocardiogram
  • Bardiac rhythm disturbances and electrocardiogram interpretation
  • Nursing management of patient with myocardial infarction
  • Management of patient with cardiogenic shock
  • Review the anatomy and physiology of the neurovascular system
  • Mechanism possible complications and types of severe head injury
  • Mechanism, pathophysiology and management of patient with acute spinal cord injury
  • Types and collaborative management of patients with Cerebral vascular accident
  • Management of patient with increase intracranial pressure
  • Overview of trauma nursing and service in SGH
  • Anatomic regions of the thorax, abdomen, pelvis and musculoskeletal system
  • Management of patients with thoracic, abdominal and musculoskeletal trauma
  • Anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal system
  • Macroscopic and micrcospic structures
  • Etiology and pathophysiology of (GIT) haemorrhage
  • Principles management of acute upper GIT emergencies
  • Nursing care of patients with acute upper GIT haemorrahge
  • Pathophysiology of acute and chronic liver failure
  • Nursing care of patient with liver failure
  • Nutritional support in critically-ill patient
  • Anatomy and physiology of the renal system
  • Classification, phases, clinical manifestations, complication and nursing care of patients with acute renal failure
  • Management of patient with renal replacement therapies

For Whom
Registered nurses currently working in the critical care discipline.

Duration
15 days

Training Dates/Period

Oct 2005

Number of Participants Per Intake
15

Fee
$1,500 per pax (inclusive of GST)

Enquiries/Registration