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This document outlines the course syllabus for Acute Critical Care Nursing at Bicol University Polangui Campus Nursing and Health Sciences Department. The 2-unit course introduces students to caring for critically ill patients and emphasizes rapid assessment, prioritization, decision-making, and interventions. It covers concepts in critical care nursing, characteristics of acute illness/injury, applying the nursing process, trends in management, psychosocial concerns, and developing critical thinking skills. Students must attend class, participate in discussions, complete assignments like quizzes and case analyses, and achieve passing grades on exams. Their final grade is calculated as a combination of test, class standing, and midterm/final exam scores.

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Course Syllabus

This document outlines the course syllabus for Acute Critical Care Nursing at Bicol University Polangui Campus Nursing and Health Sciences Department. The 2-unit course introduces students to caring for critically ill patients and emphasizes rapid assessment, prioritization, decision-making, and interventions. It covers concepts in critical care nursing, characteristics of acute illness/injury, applying the nursing process, trends in management, psychosocial concerns, and developing critical thinking skills. Students must attend class, participate in discussions, complete assignments like quizzes and case analyses, and achieve passing grades on exams. Their final grade is calculated as a combination of test, class standing, and midterm/final exam scores.

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BICOL UNIVERSITY POLANGUI CAMPUS

NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT


Polangui,Albay
COURSE SYLLABUS
for
ELEC II: ACUTE CRITICAL CARE NURSING
First Semester, AY 2015-2016
I.

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IV.
V.

VI.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
The course is designed to introduce the student to care for critically ill
patients. Emphasis is on rapid assessment, setting priorities, rapid decision
making and appropriate nursing interventions. The course may include cases
with cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, neurologic and multisystem
alterations.
CREDIT UNITS
:
2 units (lecture)
TIME DURATION :
36 hours lecture
PLACEMENT
:
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Fourth year
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
Upon completion of the course the students are expected to utilize the
nursing process in the care of patients with acute/critical condition; identify
trends and issues related to the care of acutely/critically ill patients; apply
principles of decision making, critical thinking and independent judgment to
the care of patients in acute/critical condition; observe bioethical principles,
core values, and standards of nursing care and promote personal
andprofessional growth.
COURSE OUTLINE:
Content/Topic

Specific
Objectives

Durati
on/No.
of
Hours

I. ORIENTATION
Vision, Mission, Goals
and Objective of the
course, content,
teaching-learning
activities, evaluation,
and gender and
development issues
(GAD)

At the end of
the discussion
the students
will be able
participate in
the discussion
of MVGO,
gender and
development
issues and be
able to
express
expectation in
the course.

II. Critical care


nursing concept

At the end of
the discussion
the students
will be able to
utilize the
nursing

Activiti
es/
Method
ologies/T
eachin
g
Strateg
ies
Evocativ
e
discussi
on

6
Lecture
discussi
on

Audio
Visual/
Instruc
tional
Materi
als

Evaluati
on/Asses
sment
Techniqu
es

White
board
marker
&board
Marker

Recitat
-ion

White
board
Power
Point
Present
a
-tion

Quiz

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III. Characteristics of
acute illness and
injury

IV. Nursing process


applied to
acutely/critically ill
patients
A. Health
Assessment
B. Correlation of
pathophysiology to
nursing assessment
and management
IV. Trends in the
management of
acute and critically ill
patients

V. Psychosocial
concerns in acute
illness (e.g. role
transition, sleep
deprivators, sensory
overload, powerless,
altered body image)
VI. Critical thinking
A. Self directed
decision making
skills
B. Critical thinking
skills

process in the
care of
patients with
acute/critical
condition.
Identify trends
and issues
related to the
care of
acutely/critical
ly ill patients.
Apply
principles of
decision
making,
critical
thinking and
independent
judgment to
the care of
patients in
acute/critical
condition.

6
Lecture
discussi
on

Power
point
present
a
tion

Quiz

Quiz

Reportin
g
5

Observe
bioethical
principles,
core values
and standards
of nursing
care.
Promote
personal and
professional
growth.

Graded
recitation

Lecture

discussi
on

White
board
Power
Point
Present
a
-tion

White
board
Power
Point
Present
a
-tion

Graded
recitation

Case
analysis
output

Discussi
on
Case
analysis

Able to
develop
critical
thinking skills
in various
situations.
VII. COURSE REQUIREMENTS/ASSIGNED REPORTS OR PROJECTS:
To successfully pass the course, students must comply with the following
requirements:
1.
Attendance
2.
Short/long quizzes, major examinations
3.
Oral report of assigned topics
4.
Active participation on class discussion
5.
Case analysis/Movie Analysis
VIII. SYSTEM OF COMPUTING GRADES:
Content criteria:
1. Quizzes/Long test

30%
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2. Midterm/Final Exams
3. Class Standing

40%
30%
______
100%
FINAL RATING =(Midterm Grade X 30%) +(Tentative Final Grade X 70%)
IX. REFERENCES:
Books:
Stillwell, Susan. Mosbys Critical Care Nursing 4th Edition. Mosby: 2006
Baird, Marianne and Bethel, Susan. Manual of Critical Care Nursing 6th
Edition. Elsevier, 2011.
Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy 3 rd
Edition

PREPARED BY:
MARIMEL S. NARVAEZ
Instructor
RECOMMENDING APPROVAL:
BINONDO G. REVIDAD JR.
Department Head
APPROVED:
ARNULFO P. MALINIS
Dean

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