NU6171 Principles in Intensive care Nursing Assessment - UCC 2026

Module Objective: 

The Principles of Critical Care Nursing aims to provide you with the necessary knowledge and skills to safely and competently care for critically ill patients in the critical care environment.

Module Content:

Care of the patient with respiratory system disorders; care of the patient with cardiovascular system dysfunction: care of the patient with neurological system dysfunction; care of the patient with renal system dysfunction; care of the patient with gastrointestinal dysfunction; care of the patient with multisystem dysfunction; essential interventions in critical care.

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this module, you should be able to:

• Critically analyse the impact of pathophysiology on acute and critically ill adult patients and to understand altered physiology.
• Critically evaluate the complexity of care issues in relation to acutely and critically ill patients.
• Analyse and interpret diagnostic tests and monitoring used to assess the critically ill patient.
• Critically evaluate and apply available knowledge to guide the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of evidence based nursing care.

Assessment: Total Marks 200: Continuous Assessment 200 marks (1,500 word written assignment (90 marks); Seminar/Presentation (90 marks); E-tivities (20 marks)).

Note:

This is just overview of this NU6171 Principles in Intensive care Nursing Assessment.