This course describes the concepts of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and the various ICU related units and the nature of critical care nursing. The basic and critical competencies required in critical nursing management are described.

The aim of this course is to,

• build upon and advance the repertoire of knowledge, skills, attitudes and professional values in the promotion of competence in the nurses’ clinical practice in critical care nursing.
• enable nurses to meet the complex needs of patients and families requiring Intensive Care
• develop knowledge and skills to support the family unit at times of severe illness and stress.

be able to safely and competently care for critically ill patients in the critical care environment in which they are employed.