NRSG 647 Nursing in Complex Care Situations

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Link to Syllabus

Course Description:

The Nursing in Complex Care Situations course is designed to integrate the clinical nursing, pathophysiology, and pharmacology content from all previous classes addressing situations involving multi-system and complex health challenges. The focus of this course is on the nursing management of acutely ill and injured client.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

1.   Identify pertinent data to plan patient and family-centered care for patients with complex health care needs that includes developmental stage, culturally relevant and linguistically appropriate communication strategies and interventions, and patient preference.

2.   Describe effective communication strategies to enhance interprofessional collaboration and accountability when providing care for patients with complex care needs.

3.   Using active learning strategies, apply leadership skills to teach, coach, and mentor members of the healthcare team.

4.   Synthesize evidence for practice to determine appropriate application of interventions across diverse populations.

5.   Apply practice guidelines and best evidence to scenarios to manage common complex care situations.

6.   Describe strategies for care coordination of the patient with complex care needs.

7.   Discuss the impact of changes in health care delivery systems on the individual, family, and population.

8.   Incorporate core scientific and ethical principles in identifying potential and actual ethical issues arising from practice.

9.   Evaluate the use of current patient care technologies and information systems in evidence-based care.

10.Social Determinants of Health (SDOH): Students will define and/or assess the influences of SDOH (cultural, social, environmental, and political) on illness and wellness in healthcare at the individual, family, community, and societal levels.

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Course Faculty:

Carolyn Miller Reilly, PhD, RN, CHFN-K, CNE, FAHA, FAAN

Professor, Clinical Nursing; Office 366

Course Coordinator

Office Phone: 404-727-9658; Cell Phone: 404-502-0585

Email: carolyn.reilly@emory.edu

Office Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 10-12am; Or by appointment by scheduling at Schedule Meeting Link

 

Tova Safier Frenkel, DNP, FNP-C, ENP

Clinical Instructor

Email: tsafier@emory.edu         

 

Patti Landerfelt, DNP, MSN, CRNA

Clinical Instructor

Email: patti.e.landerfelt@emory.edu

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Course Schedule:

Thursday	Friday	Monday
Aug 26: Module 1	27-Aug	28-Aug
Hemodynamics- Dr. Reilly	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Sep 2: Module 2	3-Sep	4-Sep
ACS & HF- Dr. Reilly	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Sep 9: Module 3	10-Sep	13-Sep
Cardiogenic shock & advanced cardiac emergencies- Dr. Reilly	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Sep 16:	17-Sep	20-Sep
	Exam 1 (Modules 1-3)
Sep 23: Module 4	24-Sep	27-Sep
Respiratory Failure & Mechanical Ventilation- Dr. Landerfelt	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Sep 30: Module 5	1-Oct	4-Oct
Acute and Chronic Renal Failure- Dr. Frenkel	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Oct 7: Module 6	8-Oct	11-Oct
Head & Spinal cord injury- Dr. Reilly	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Oct 14: Module 7	15-Oct	18-Oct
Transplantation-- Mary Still	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Oct 21:	22-Oct	25-Oct
	Exam 2 (Modules 4-7)
Oct 28: Module 8	29-Oct	1-Nov
Acute Abdomen & Liver- Dr. Landerfelt	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Nov 4: Module 9	5-Nov	8-Nov
Distributive shock states - Dr. Reilly	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Nov 11: Module 10	12-Nov	15-Nov
Trauma & Burns- Dr. Frenkel	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
Nov 18: Module 11	19-Nov	22-Nov
Cancer—Dr. Terri Ades	Optional Recitation & Quiz Due	Rationales Due
25-Nov	26-Nov	29-Nov
Thanksgiving Holiday	Thanksgiving Holiday	Thanksgiving Holiday
2-Dec	3-Dec	6-Dec
	Exam 3 (Modules 8-11)
9-Dec
Comprehensive Final Exam

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Each module of this course is self-contained and includes everything you need to complete the Module. The only exception to this are the required textbooks.