CLINICAL NURSING IN CRITICAL CARE
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- Versione italiana
- Academic year
- 2015/2016
- Teacher
- RICCARDO RAGAZZI
- Credits
- 8
- Didactic period
- Secondo Semestre
Training objectives
- THE MEDICAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES
Provide the necessary background to understand the essential aspects of emergency surgery, in order to make a correct differential diagnosis of the clinical picture and be able to deal with the emergency medical and surgical treatment.
RESUSCITATION
The course aims at teaching the student to recognize life threatening clinical situations and acquire the basics of management of the critical patient in hospital wards, high tech wards and facilities external to the hospital.
RADIOPROTECTION
To know the principles of radiation protection and the legislation L.187/2000. To know the damage from ionizing radiation and their use in medicine
CLINICAL NURSING IN CRITICAL AREA
To use the nursing care process in emergencies both in and out of hospital.
SEMINAR
Recognize the main cardiorespiratory changes and be able to intervene in situations of emergency and urgency. Prerequisites
- THE MEDICAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES and RESUSCITATION
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology of organs and systems. Elements of medical pharmacology
RADIOPROTECTION
Elementary bases of ionized radiation physic, with attention for energy utilized for human imaging and the oncological radiotherapy.
CLINICAL NURSING IN CRITICAL AREA
Nursing sciences, clinical interdisciplinary sciences, biomedical sciences, introductory sciences. Course programme
- THE MEDICAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES
The importance of epidemiology, aetiology, risk factors and preventive measures, diagnostics, differential diagnosis and treatment of: disorders of the thyroid, parathyroid, andrenal gland, breast and skin melanoma
Disorders of the larynx, trachea, digestive and urinary systems. Emergency abdominal and thoracic surgical treatment. Vascular, arterial and venal diseases requiring surgery
RESUSCITATION
Management of the helped
- Heart monitoring
- Introduction to nursing care in emergencies: role of the nurse. Role of the nurse in emergencies in hospital setting and outside the hospital
- Nursing assessment: triage in hospital and external settings. Nursing assessment process.
- Field Evaluation
- Management of the respiratory pathways in non traumatic events
- Intravenous accesses and Intravenous medicines for emergencies
- Shock. Dyspnoea. Chest pain. Alterations in consciousness, Abdominal pain - Advanced Vital support systems in the adult
- Polytrauma. Management of the respiratory pathways in a traumatic event
- Haemodynamic and respiratory monitoring
-Shock - Heart Failure - Respiratory failure
- Artificial ventilation
RADIOPROTECTION
Principles of radioprotection.Ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation. Radiation damage and their use in medicine. The principle of justification and optimization; principals used in radiology; L.187/2000.
CLINICAL NURSING IN CRITICAL AREA
Introduction to the nursing care in the area of the emergency in Italy: role of the nurse in the area of the emergency in hospital setting and outside the hospital
Nursing assessment: triage in hospital and external settings. Nursing assessment process. Areas of autonomy. Evaluation (AMLS guidelines)
Field Evaluation (AMLS guidelines)
Management of the respiratory pathways in non traumatic events (AMLS guidelines )
Intravenous medicines (AMLS guidelines) Emergency pharmacology (ASNT)
Shock. dyspnea. Chest pain. Alterations in consciousness, Abdominal pain (AMLS guidelines) Advanced Vital support systems in the adult (ALS guidelines)
Polytrauma. Management of the respiratory pathways in a traumatic event ((PHTLS guidelines)
Vital functions Support systems in paediatric age (PBLS – PALS guidelines)
Haemodynamic and respiratory monitoring
hock- Heart Failure- Respiratory failure
Artificial ventilation Didactic methods
- lecture and demonstration
Learning assessment procedures
- For all modules: oral exam
Reference texts
- THE MEDICAL SURGICAL EMERGENCIES
Renzo Dionigi, Chirurgia. Basi teoriche e chirurgia generale, Masson Ed.
RESUSCITATION
Materiale bibliografico fornito dai docenti on line
L.J. Carpenito, Piani di assistenza infermieristica e documentazione, ed. Ambrosiana
Manuale di Basic Life Support Early Defibrillation e di PBLSD Paediatric Basic Life Support
Chiaranda, Urgenze ed emergenze-Istituzioni, Ed. Piccin-Nuova Libraria
Rasero-Lumini-Senes, L'assistenza al traumatizzato cranico, Carocci Faber
AAVV, L'Infermiere in area critica, ed. Carocci Faber
Sasso, Infermieristica in area critica secondo la metodologia del problem based learning, Mc Graw Hill
Anna Owen, Il monitoraggio in area critica, McGraw Hill
RADIOPROTECTION
Materials provided by the teacher
CLINICAL NURSING IN CRITICAL AREA
Manuale di Basic Life Support Early Defibrillation e di PBLSD Paediatric Basic Life Support
Chiaranda, Urgenze ed emergenze-Istituzioni, Ed. Piccin-Nuova Libraria
Rasero-Lumini-Senes, L'assistenza al traumatizzato cranico, Carocci Faber
Anna Owen, Il monitoraggio in area critica, McGraw Hill
Guidelines AMLS
Guidelines PBLS - PALS
PHTLS guidelines
Library materials provided by the teachers on line
