At the end of the course, the students will be able to: a1. Defines Emergency and Disaster Nursing and discuss it’s principles. a2. Identifies the basic concepts of Emergency care and Disaster nursing a3. Outlines principles of Emergency care b1. Demonstrate critical thinking and composure in Emergency situations b2. Apply the principles of Nursing Ethics in the care of clients in Emergency and Disaster c1. Describes specific nursing interventions applicable to specific emergency situations c2. Applies emergency measures during Disaster and Emergency d1. Exhibits appreciation the value of Emergency care to other members of the Health Team
I. Basic Concept of Emergency and Disaster Nursing A. Definition of Terms 1. Emergency 2. Emergency Nursing 3. First Aid B. Medical and Legal and Ethical Issues 1. Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice 2. Ethical principles 3. Death and related issues C. Emergency Action Principles 1. Scene size up 2. Primary assessment 3. Medical Assistance 4. Secondary assessment D. Triage 1. Definition 2. Acuity Scale E. Basic Life Support 1. Causes of Death 2. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation 3. Artificial Resuscitation 4. Foreign Body Airway Obstruction 5. Basic Trauma Life Support F. Advanced Cardiac Life Support 1. Airway 2. Breathing 3. Circulation 4. Drugs 5. ECG 6. Fibrillation Treatment II. Specific Biologic Crisis Situations A. Shock and Bleeding B. Traumatic Emergencies C Common Medical Emergencies 7. Airway problems 8. Cardiac problems 9. Strokes 10. Seizures 11. Diabetes D Common Environmental Emergencies .Heat Emergency 1. Cold Emergency 2. Drowning and near drowning E. Poisoning 1. Ingested 2. Inhaled 3. Injected 4. Absorbed II. Disaster A. Types .1. Natural 2. Man-made B. Disaster Triage
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