Critical care nursing is the field of nursing with a focus on the utmost care of the critically ill or unstable patients following extensive injury, surgery or life-threatening diseases.
This higher diploma program in critical care nursing offered at the Catherine McAuley Nursing School aims at imparting the skills required to operate as a critical care nurse in Kenya.
While quality nursing care is important for all patients, it is especially important for patients who are facing life-threatening or potentially life-threatening issues.
Nurses who work with acutely ill patients are considered important patient advocates at a time when a patient is very vulnerable. They must be able to help assess complex health issues and assist the patient in getting needed treatment.
Sometimes critical care nursing involves educating patients or those who represent critically ill patients about their different healthcare options in difficult situations.
Nurses of acutely ill patients need to draw on important skills to monitor and help patients and to comfort and care for families during a stressful time.
