- a specialty within nursing which deals primarily in life threatening problems
- it requires knowledge of physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology and the ability to use advanced technology to accurately measure physiologic parameters
Goals
- to provide care to critically ill patients and their families and promoting a patient-driven system of health care
- to provide continuous care considering the physiologic, psychologic and social needs of the patients as an integral being
Critical Nurse
- the role of the nurse in the critically ill patients has remained the local point of the success of the critical care unit
- responsible for diagnosing life threatening conditions and instituting appropriate treatment
- provide on-going assessment and early recognition and management of complications while fostering healing and recovery
- should be vigilant in observing the patient’s ever changing condition
- management differs because of ever changing data and interrelated problem and time limitations
- is a unique environment in which the most sophisticated medical nursing and technical interventions can be integrated to combat life-threatening conditions
- are designed to meet the specific needs
CCU/ICU Nurse
- Is challenge to be comfortable with chaos and to view change as opportunity
- It is the nurse capacity to uplift the patient to wellness or to die with dignity
- Must be self-actualized, physically, emotionally and spiritually strong
Reasons for Admission in CCU/ICU
- Physiologically unstable
- Risk for serious complications and require frequent and often invasive physical assessment
- Require intensive and complicated nursing support
Common Problems of Critical Care Patients
- Anxiety
- Dependency
- Impaired communication
- Sensory perceptual problems
- Sleep pattern
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