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    This document outlines the topics to be covered in an emergency nursing course, including: principles of emergency nursing like triage and assessment protocols; common nursing skills used in the emergency room like IV therapy and wound care; health assessments across the life span including pain and neurological assessments; pharmacology like drug administration and common emergency drugs; assisting with minor surgeries; basic and advanced cardiac life support; emergency care of conditions like tetanus, poisoning, meningitis and stroke; responsibilities of the emergency room nurse including advocating for patient rights and integrating ethics.

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    Ward Class Topic Name of Student 1. Principles of Emergency Nursing

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    This document outlines the topics to be covered in an emergency nursing course, including: principles of emergency nursing like triage and assessment protocols; common nursing skills used in the emergency room like IV therapy and wound care; health assessments across the life span including pain and neurological assessments; pharmacology like drug administration and common emergency drugs; assisting with minor surgeries; basic and advanced cardiac life support; emergency care of conditions like tetanus, poisoning, meningitis and stroke; responsibilities of the emergency room nurse including advocating for patient rights and integrating ethics.

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    WARD CLASS TOPIC NAME OF STUDENT

    1. Principles of Emergency Nursing


    A. Emergency Protocol
    B. Triage
    C. The Primary Survey
    D. Secondary Survey
    E. Resuscitation Interventions
    F. Disposition
    G. Case Management
    2. Review of the Common Nursing Skills in the
    Emergency Room
    A. IV Therapy
    i. Starting IV Infusion
    ii. Different kinds of IV solution
    B. FBC Insertion
    C. O2 Therapy
    D. Positioning and Body Mechanics of Patients in the
    Emergency Room
    E. ECG
    F. Vital Signs Taking
    i. Across the Life Span
    G. Endotracheal Tube Insertion
    H. Nasogastric Tube Insertion
    I. Wound Care in the Emergency Room
    J. Random Blood Sugar (RBS)
    3. Health Assessment in the Emergency Room
    A. Basic Human Needs
    B. Assessment
    C. Pain Assessment
    D. Neurologic Assessment
    E. Glasgow Coma Scale
    F. Expected Date of Confinement (EDC)
    G. Last Menstrual Period (LMP)
    H. Prenatal Assessment
    4. Pharmacology in the Emergency Room
    A. 10 Rights of Drug Administration
    B. Three Phases of Drug Action
    C. Common Drugs/Anesthetics Used
    D. Weights and Measurements

    5. Assisting in Minor Surgeries


    A. Dressing
    B. ER packs, instrument, equipment, and supplies
    C. Types of Needles
    D. Surgeons in the Emergency Room
    6. Basic Life Support and Advanced Cardiac Life Support in the
    Emergency Room
    7. Common Pathognomic Signs in the Emergency Room
    8. Emergency Care of Patients with Tetanus
    9. Emergency Care of Patients with Poisoning
    10. Emergency Care of Patients with Meningitis
    11. Emergency Care of Patients with Stroke (Brain Attack)
    12. Emergency Care of Patients with Myocardial Infarction (Heart
    Attack)
    13. Emergency Care of Patients with Burns
    14. Responsibilities of an Emergency Room Nurse
    A. Performance of Independent, Dependent, and
    Interdependent Functions
    B. Provision of Safety for Client and Staff in the Emergency
    Room
    C. Advocate and Safeguard Client’s Rights
    D. Integrate Ethico-Legal Aspects of Care throughout the
    Emergency Period
    i. Client’s Bill of Rights
    ii. Informed Consent
    iii. Nurses Code of Ethics
    iv. Bioethics
    v. Tort
    vi. Assault and Battery
    vii. Malpractice
    viii. Negligence

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