BNS 121: Specialized Clinical Nursing

INTENSIVE CARE • MODULE 1

Critical Care Nursing, Emergency Resuscitation & ICU Procedures

Critical Care Foundations & Patient Assessment

Subtopic: Holistic and Critical Thinking Frameworks in High-Acuity Intensive Care Settings
Subtopic: Psychological Impact of Critical Illness and ICU Psychosis on Patients and Families
Subtopic: Pain Assessment, Sedation Scales (RASS), and Comfort Management in the Intubated Patient
Subtopic: Burnout Prevention and Stress Management Strategies for Intensive Care Unit Personnel
Subtopic: ICU Reception Protocols, Rapid Emergency Triage, and Critical Care Patient Admission
Subtopic: Continuous Monitoring and Clinical Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
Subtopic: Invasive Hemodynamic Monitoring: Central Venous Pressure (CVP) and Arterial Lines

Critical Emergencies & Specialized Life Support

CARDIOLOGY • MODULE 2

Cardiologic Nursing, Arrhythmia Analysis & Cardiac Surgery

Cardiovascular Assessment & Medical Cardiology

Cardiac Surgery & Advanced Interventions

DERMATOLOGY • MODULE 3

Dermatologic Nursing, Skin Lesions & Advanced Wound Care

Dermatologic Assessment & Cutaneous Pathologies

Dermatological Therapeutics & Wound Care

Ear, Nose & Throat (ENT) Nursing & Airway Management

Applied ENT Anatomy, Physiology & Examination

ENT Disorders, Emergencies & Surgical Care

ORTHOPAEDICS & TRAUMA • MODULE 5

Orthopaedic Nursing, Fracture Care, Traction & Rehabilitation

Musculoskeletal Pathology & Deformities

Trauma Management, Casting & Appliances

OPHTHALMIC NURSING • MODULE 6

Ophthalmic Nursing, Visual Assessment & Eye Surgery

Visual Assessment & Ocular Pathology

Ophthalmic Procedures, Surgery & Primary Eye Care

Oncology Nursing, Cancer Biology & Treatment Modalities

Cancer Biology, Epidemiology & Diagnostics

Cancer Treatment Modalities & Nursing Care

ONCOLOGIC SAFETY • MODULE 8

Chemotherapy Administration, Safety & Oncologic Emergencies

Chemotherapy Administration & Safe Handling

Oncologic Emergencies & Acute Complications

PALLIATIVE & HOSPICE • MODULE 9

Hospice, Palliative Care Nursing & End-of-Life Management

Palliative Philosophy & Holistic Pain Control

End-of-Life Care, Ethics & Bereavement

Prescribed Textbooks & References

Core clinical textbooks prescribed by the NCHE Bachelor of Nursing Science syllabus for specialized nursing rotations.

Chulay, M. & Burns, S. (2010). AACN Essentials of Critical-Care Nursing (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Adam, S.K. & Osborne, S. (2009). Oxford Handbook of Critical Care Nursing. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Woods, S.L., Froelicher, E.S., Motzer, S.U. & Bridges, E.J. (2010). Cardiac Nursing (6th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Braunwald, E., Zipes, D.P., Libby, P. & Bonow, R. (2004). Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine (7th ed.). Philadelphia: Saunders.
Mackie, R.M. (2003). Clinical Dermatology (5th ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Kaschke, O., Nawka, T. & Swift, A. (2009). Ear, Nose, and Throat Diseases: With Head and Neck Surgery (3rd ed.). Stuttgart: Thieme Publishers.
Kneale, J. & Davis, P. (2005). Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing (2nd ed.). Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone / Elsevier.
Shaw, M.E., Lee, A. & Stollery, R. (2010). Ophthalmic Nursing (4th ed.). Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
Yarbro, C.H., Wujcik, D. & Gobel, B.H. (2011). Cancer Nursing: Principles and Practice (7th ed.). Sudbury: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ferrell, B.R. & Coyle, N. (2010). Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Ministry of Health Uganda (2010). Uganda Clinical Guidelines: National Guidelines for Common Conditions. Kampala: MOH.

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