Special Populations and Topics in Emergency Health Care
This course is designed to prepare the emergency nurse practitioner student to assume responsibility for stabilization and treatment of special populations that present to the emergency department. Evidence-based practice is discussed as it relates to the evaluation and treatment of emergent conditions in obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, mental health disorders, victims of abuse, and patients receiving palliative and hospice care. Special topics of disaster management, the approach to acute resuscitation, analgesia and procedural sedation, toxicology, environmental emergencies and legal topics in emergency health care will be covered.
Prerequisites: Advanced Pharmacology, Advanced Health Assessment across the Lifespan, and Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: 1) Synthesize evidence-based theories and practices into assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients in special populations that present to the emergency department for care; 2) Analyze subjective/objective information to emulate differential diagnoses of emergent conditions; 3) Establish definitive diagnoses through diagnostic testing; 4) Develop treatment plans that incorporate inter-professional and socio-cultural sensitive treatment options; 5) Recognize legal issues that are unique to the delivery of care in the emergency setting; 6) Apply principles of disaster management to the care of individuals and communities affected by disasters.
Prerequisites: Advanced Pharmacology, Advanced Health Assessment across the Lifespan, and Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology.
Outcomes: Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to: 1) Synthesize evidence-based theories and practices into assessment, diagnosis and treatment of patients in special populations that present to the emergency department for care; 2) Analyze subjective/objective information to emulate differential diagnoses of emergent conditions; 3) Establish definitive diagnoses through diagnostic testing; 4) Develop treatment plans that incorporate inter-professional and socio-cultural sensitive treatment options; 5) Recognize legal issues that are unique to the delivery of care in the emergency setting; 6) Apply principles of disaster management to the care of individuals and communities affected by disasters.