NUR 488

    Emergency Nursing 

 

Course Number: NUR 488

 

Course Title: Emergency Nursing

 

Student Level: eight level

 

Placement: Nursing Collage 

 

Duration: 12 weeks 

 

Purpose of experience: 

 

                This course is provide to enable the student to acquire knowledge, skills, communication and professionalism for the emergency unit practice. The clinical experience focuses on nursing intervention appropriate to patients with various emergency problems and life threatening situations.

 

 

Clinical Learning Objectives: 

 

             By the end of the clinical experience the student should able to 

 

-Follow primary and secondary survey for adult and children-

 

-Use the trauma score sheet to estimate the severity of injury and detect LOC through GCS

 

Determine triage categories with the assistance of the preceptor.

 

-Perform the emergency procedure skillfully.

 

-Perform and assemble equipment \ supplies for the most common procedure performed in the emergency department.

 

-Provide rapid trauma management for a life threatening victim with preceptor assistance in the emergency department.

 

• -    Carry out basic and advanced nursing interventions to assigned patients\victims according to plan of care Make dressing for any injured part of the body.

 

-Carry out specific nursing intervention according to patient care assignment.

 

-Write and \ or provide oral endorsement to transfer the patient to another unite.

 

-Communication respectfully and courteously with patient، staff , relatives , colleagues , and other members  of the caring team .

 

-Explain all procedures\treatment to patients and relatives.

 

-Adhere to hospital policies and procedures in all patients nursing care activities.

 

-Follow standard in caring for patients prior to and following special investigation procedures in emergency department.

 

 

 

Evaluation :

 

 

    Evaluation of students will be based on their participation and involvement throughout the work sessions and on the quality and efficiency of care provided following steps on the nursing process.

 

          - Quizzes                                                                  10%

 

          - Midterm examination                                              20%

 

          - Clinical practice and checklist                                20%

 

          - Assignments & Presentation                                 10%

 

          - Final written examination                                        40%

 

  

Learning Resources :

A. References

 

 

1- McSwain, et al. Basic to advanced prehospital trauma life support ( PHTLS) 5th ed. USA: Mosby.2007

 

2- Andreoni C, and Klinhammer B. Quick Reference for emergency nursing. Philadelphia: W.B.Saunders.1998.

 

3- Grant HB. Emergency care . 6th ed. USA: Prentice Hall International. 1997.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

B. Facilities required   

 Hospital clinical settings.

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