Welcome to the Certificate Program in Critical Care Nursing, a
series of Graduate level courses. I am pleased to mentor you through
these courses. Believe me, they are not only informative but also
exciting. As you are aware, there is a shortage of nurses nationally.
And Critical Care nurses are in great demand. These courses will
allow you, the professional nurse, to position yourself in the
most prestigious and highest paying discipline in nursing.
In order to be in demand in nursing, it is imperative
that nurses at all levels realize they must acquire proficiency
in specialty areas. Skills needed are basic knowledge of all aspects
of emergency and critical care medicine, Intensive Care, Coronary
Care, Telemetry, PICU and NICU, and the ability to function independently
and professionally in one or several of these specialty areas.
The future of Critical Care Nursing is taking a
turn to the wholly computerized unit. This involves computerized
charting, patient assessment, care planning; every aspect of patient
care. The future Critical Care Nurse must be able to understand
the complex issues of medical intervention and treatment and apply
advanced nursing care across the gamut of acute care services.
The future Critical Care Nurse must be able to understand the
complex nature of such issues as family interaction and ethics.
These skills are not acquired easily or quickly.
I know you will enjoy the challenge of these courses.
After all, there is nothing to rival trench medicine.
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to view syllabi
1). GCNC
415 - Critical Care Nursing I - 4 semester
hours
2). GCNC 445 - Critical Care Nursing II - 4 semester hours
3). GCNC 485 - Advanced Critical Care Nursing - 4 semester hours
There
are several textbooks for this certificate program.
Course 1:
Book 1: Core Curriculum for Critical Care Nursing
by Joann Alspach (Editor), American Association of Critical-Care
Nurses, Aacn American Association of Critical-C, Thomas Eoyang
(Editor): ISBN: 072165147X.
Book 2: Practical Guide to the Care of the Critically
Ill Patient by Joseph Varon ISBN: 0801681065.
Course 2:
Book 1: Manual of Critical Care Nursing: Nursing
Interventions and Collaborative Management by Pamela L., RN Swearingen
(Editor), Janet Hicks, RN Keen (Editor): ISBN: 0323009980.
Book 2: Handbook of Hemodynamic Monitoring
by Gloria Obdlouk Darovic, Cory M. Franklin, Gloria Oblouk Darovic,
Gloria Cbdlouk Darovic ISBN: 0721673708.
Book 3: The Guide to EKG Interpretation (White Coat
Pocket Guide Series) by John A. Brose (Editor), John C. Auseon,
Daniel Waksman, Michael J. Jarosick
Course 3:
Book 1: (From NRS 532) The Guide to EKG Interpretation
(White Coat Pocket Guide Series) by John A. Brose (Editor), John
C. Auseon, Daniel Waksman, Michael J. Jarosick
Book 2: AACN Handbook of Critical Care Nursing by
Marianne Chulay, Cathie Guzzetta, Barbara Dossey ISBN: 0838503462
Book 3: AACN Procedure Manual for Critical Care
by Debra J., Rn, Msn, Cs, Ccrn Lynn-McHale (Editor), Karen K.,
Rn, Mn, Ccrn Carlson (Editor), Aacn American Association of Critical-C:
ISBN: 0721682685.
Book 4: Critical Care Certification: Preparation,
Review, and Practice Exams
by Donna Prentice, Thomas S. Ahrens ISBN: 083851474X.
Please see individual
classrooms for exams
The grading scale for
this course is as follows:
90-100% = A
80-89% = B
70-79% = C
Below 70% = Fail
You are encouraged
to communicate with me. I am available as a teacher, coach, and
mentor to assist you in meeting your goals for these courses.
Primarily, communication is through email. However, I am also
available for conversation by telephone if you would like. Our
classrooms for these courses have a “chat” room. I
am also very willing to meet with you one-on-one in the chat room
at your request. Please keep my email address handy so that you
can contact me. If at any time during this course you change your
email address, please be sure to notify me right away.
David
A. Dutcher, BSN, RN, DC, currently teaches courses at Breyer State
University. He is currently finishing his Masters of Science in
Nursing Education. Additionally, he teaches two certificate courses
through Canyon College-Online: Musculoskeletal Complaints –
Rapid Assessment and Correctional Nursing. He holds a degree as
a Doctor of Chiropractic, a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and,
soon, will have a Masters of Science – Nursing Education.
He has owned and operated his own Chiropractic clinic, managed
all aspects of a professional clinic and managed staff of eight.
Dr. Dutcher lives in Northwest Washington State and Vancouver,
BC, Canada with his lovely wife, April. I have also published a children's book called "Feebie Brainiac and the Lysis Virus."
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If
you have any questions regarding this certificate program, you
may contact Breyer State at admassistant@breyerstate.com