Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
The goals of the CCN is to review the pathophysiology of major organ systems and diseases, to increase knowledge of critical care nursing, and to integrate new knowledge in analysis of critical care case studies.
***NO Class Scheduled Until 2011
Intended Audience:
Registered Nurses interested in increasing
their knowledge of critical care nursing
and applying that knowledge to the care of
patients.
Objective:
- Define Critical Care
- Discuss physical and psychological effects of pain and anxiety.
- Identify the physiological basis for the hemodynamic monitoring and treatment for altered values.
- Identify indications for initiation of mechanical ventilation and its complications.
- Discuss the progression of shock and sepsis.
- Describe Nursing and Medical Management of patients with Nervous System alterations, Renal Failure, Gastrointestinal Alterations and Endocrine Alterations.
- Identify mechanisms of Traumatic Injury and discuss nursing care.
Registration & Payment:
Due four weeks prior to class. Upon receipt
of payment and registration forms, your CCN
provider manual will be mailed to you.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
*To receive a refund, notice of cancellation
must be received two weeks prior to the class.
No refunds after this time or for no-shows.
Substitutions are permitted.
*Refunds: Less $50 for CCN book and administration fees.
Statement of Philosophy
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center (SJRMC) is a non-profit Catholic hospital.
The Medical Center’s primary purpose is to continue Christ’s mission of mercy
by meeting the healthcare needs of individuals and the community. The
healthcare philosophy of SJRMC is based on the Catholic belief that:
- Each person has uniqueness and dignity in the spiritual, psychological, social and physical aspects of his/her nature.
- The right to human life is sacred in its conception, birth, growth, maturity, and transformation through natural death to eternal life.
- Proper and competent means shall be taken to prevent and cure illness and alleviate suffering in the whole person with out regard to race, creed, national origin, economic status or ability to pay.
Statement of Mission
St. Joseph Regional Medical Center seeks to enhance the quality of life of the
citizens of its service area through the promotion of health, prevention of
disease and injury, and the provision of health services. SJRMC witnesses to
the saving presence and mercy of the Risen Christ by:
- Providing quality restorative, preventive, and acute health care services
- Respecting human dignity in the experience of sickness and death, and
- Fostering the physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, and social well-being of people
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