Advanced Nursing Care

Target Population: Nurse practitioners in obstetrics, ICU, pediatric, midwifery, neonatal ICU, ER and trauma units Objectives: This course was developed in cooperation with senior nursing school instructors in accordance with guidelines from the Ministry of Health Nursing Department.  The course focuses on advanced nursing skills and procedures required for nursing certification including: intravenous central line blood sampling, and medication administration; weaning a patient off a respirator; precautions and proper use of electrical therapy devices including AED and external pacemaker; identifying normal and abnormal cardiac rhythms; and utilizing cardiovascular pharmacological agents. In addition, various midwifery skills such as assessing different labor stages and receiving an uncomplicated and a complicated birth are practiced. Course Description: Cases are presented in small group teaching stations using task trainers and full-body patient simulators.