CONCEPT OF CRITICAL CARE
BY E OYIEKO
, Purpose
• To equip the learner with knowledge, skills
and attitude required to manage patients with
conditions requiring critical care
, Expected learning outcomes
• By the end of the course unit, the learner will be able to:
1. Explain the principles and concepts in clinical practice
in critical care nursing.
2. Describe the critical care settings.
3. Describe conditions requiring critical care nursing.
4. Apply the nursing process in the management of
patients with conditions requiring critical care.
5. Describe the medical legal issues in critical care
nursing.
, CRITICAL CARE UNIT
• Critical care unit is a specially designed
and equipped facility, staffed by skilled
personnel to provide effective and safe
care for dependent patients with life
threatening conditions.
BY E OYIEKO
, Purpose
• To equip the learner with knowledge, skills
and attitude required to manage patients with
conditions requiring critical care
, Expected learning outcomes
• By the end of the course unit, the learner will be able to:
1. Explain the principles and concepts in clinical practice
in critical care nursing.
2. Describe the critical care settings.
3. Describe conditions requiring critical care nursing.
4. Apply the nursing process in the management of
patients with conditions requiring critical care.
5. Describe the medical legal issues in critical care
nursing.
, CRITICAL CARE UNIT
• Critical care unit is a specially designed
and equipped facility, staffed by skilled
personnel to provide effective and safe
care for dependent patients with life
threatening conditions.
