The Critical Care Nursing course is designed to equip registered nurses with the advanced knowledge and skills required to effectively care for patients facing life-threatening conditions in high-acuity settings. This course enhances learners to manage invasive monitoring systems, interpret hemodynamic data and implement advanced life support measures. Additionally, the course highlights the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, ethical considerations and family-centered care in critical care environments. Through a combination of theoretical frameworks and demonstrations, nurses will develop the competencies needed to provide high-quality, responsive care, enabling them to navigate the challenges of critical care nursing and improve patient outcomes in dynamic clinical settings.

Intended audience

Critical care Nurse

Prerequisites

Diploma in Nursing, B.Sc. Nursing

Assessment & certification

Assessment fee: Included — no extra fee
Assessment mode: Online
Assessment type: MCQ
Assessment provider: Kauvery Hospital
Certificate provider: Critical care Nurse

Syllabus

Week 1: Concepts, principles and scope of critical care nursing
Week 2: Critical care unit set up including equipment
Week 3: Supplies, use and care of various type of monitors, ventilators etc.
Week 4: Review of Anatomy and physiology of core systems
Week 5: Pain management in Critically ill patients
Week 6: Infection control in ICU
Week 7: Communication in ICU- Staff and patient
Week 8: Nutritional management in critically ill patients
Week 9: Quality Assurance in ICU- Core concepts
Week 10: Drugs commonly used in critical care
Week 11: Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of commonly used drugs
Week 12: Vassopressors and inotropes
Week 13: Drug calculation
Week 14: Introduction to Ventilation and types of ventilation
Week 15: Initiation of mechanical ventilation and alarms settings
Week 16: Invasive ventilation & Modes of ventilation
Week 17: Non- Invasive ventilation
Week 18: Alarms and trouble shooting
Week 19: Nursing care of patients on ventilators
Week 20: Adjuncts of mechanical ventilation- nebulizer and humidification
Week 21: Maintenance of haemostasis
Week 22: Haemodynamics
Week 23: Suctioning
Week 24: Care of pressure points
Week 25: Resuscitative requirements & resuscitation
Week 26: Diagnosis and monitoring of core systems
Week 27: Participation in multidisciplinary management of the critically ill patients.
Week 28: BE FAST HUGS Concept of care
Week 29: End of life care
Week 30: Setting up diagnostic and monitoring equipment
Week 31: Interpretation of readings from diagnostic and monitoring equipment
Week 32: Management of Sepsis
Week 33: Management of Snake bite
Week 34: Management of Stroke
Week 35: Management of patient with polytrauma
Week 36: Management of Burns
Week 37: Management of heat related illness- Heat stroke
Week 38: Management of hypothermia
Week 39: Management of Pulmonary embolism
Week 40: Management of Traumatic Brain injury
Week 41: Introduction to poisoning
Week 42: Initial management of poisoning
Week 43: Management of Shock
Week 44: Management of Ruptured Brain aneurysm