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BNS 315: Specialized Care Nursing

An advanced course on the principles and practice of caring for critically ill patients and those with specialized health needs across various settings.

Course Content

Explore the detailed topics covered in Specialized Care Nursing.

Principles of Specialized & Critical Care Nursing

Caring & Critical Thinking Patient & Family Experience Pain Relief & Comfort Stress Management Legal & Special Considerations

Key Nursing Considerations & Interventions

Triage & Patient Reception Advanced Monitoring (Hemodynamics, ABG) Emergency Care: Resuscitation & Defibrillation Principles of Dialysis Care Care of the Unconscious Patient Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Airway Maintenance & Ventilation Counselling Relatives Prevention of Complications

Special Populations in Specialized Care

The Critically Ill Paediatric Patient The Critically Ill Pregnant Patient The Critically Ill Older Adult The Post-Anaesthesia Patient

Conditions Requiring Specialized/Critical Care

Cardiovascular Alterations Neurologic Alterations Respiratory Function Alterations Renal Function & Electrolyte Alterations Multisystem Dysfunction & Trauma Oncologic Emergencies & Palliative Care Severe Orthopedic Trauma ENT/Ophthalmic Emergencies Severe Dermatological Conditions

Key References

A selection of key texts and resources cited for this subject area.

  1. Adam, SK & Osborne, S. (2005). Critical Care Nursing: Oxford Medical Publications.
  2. Adam, SK & Osborne, S. (2009). Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing: Oxford.
  3. Cutler, J. (2008). Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! Philadelphia: Lippincott
  4. Chulay, M & Burns, S (2010). AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  5. Woodrow, P. (2006). Intensive Care Nursing : A framework for practice: Routledge.
  6. Relevant sections from specific system nursing textbooks (e.g., cardiac, oncology, orthopedic).
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