Unit EMERGENCY AND CRITICAL CARE NURSING

Course
Nursing
Study-unit Code
50996606
Curriculum
In all curricula
Teacher
Fabio Rondelli
CFU
6
Course Regulation
Coorte 2023
Offered
2025/26
Type of study-unit
Obbligatorio (Required)
Type of learning activities
Attività formativa integrata

EMERGENCY SURGERY

Code 50515301
CFU 1
Teacher Fabio Rondelli
Teachers
  • Fabio Rondelli
Hours
  • 15 ore - Fabio Rondelli
Learning activities Base
Area Primo soccorso
Sector MED/18
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Surgical care; Medicine and surgery: historical notes; surgical patient care; perioperative nursing care; surgical nutrition; anesthesia and pain management for surgical patients; use, management, and monitoring of surgical devices: drains, PEGs, and SNGs
Reference texts Surgery for Healthcare Professions.
Vittorio Bresadola
Educational objectives Knowledge of major digestive system pathologies; management of multiple trauma patients
Prerequisites In-depth knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the gastrointestinal, vascular, and genitourinary systems; knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the thoracoabdominal wall.
Teaching methods Lectures, live video projections from the operating room; hands-on experience with materials and devices: drains, sutures, prosthe
Other information Office hours to be arranged by email:
fabio.rondelli@unipg.it
Learning verification modality Oral exam
Extended program -Acute abdomen
-Intestinal obstruction
-Compartment syndrome
-Vascular emergencies: aneurysms, dissections
-Polytrauma
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CRITICAL CARE NURSING

Code 50996403
CFU 3
Teacher Simone Baldelli
Teachers
  • Simone Baldelli
Hours
  • 45 ore - Simone Baldelli
Learning activities Caratterizzante
Area Scienze infermieristiche
Sector MED/45
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents
• Identify care priorities and appropriate interventions in critical situations in both hospital and out-of-hospital settings.
• Effectively activate in- and out-of-hospital emergency systems.
• Manage advanced monitoring of critically ill patients' vital functions.
• Manage patients requiring support for one or more organs, following diagnostic and therapeutic prescriptions.
• Describe and implement interventions to support compromised functions, with particular attention to airway management and ventilation.
• Use prioritization criteria (triage) in the management of individual patients or urgent/emergent multi-patient events.
• Describe and implement interventions to prevent complications related to clinical evolution.
• Identify specific risks (infectious, technological, pharmacological) and activate risk management strategies.
Reference texts
- Giusti, G. D. "Guida al monitoraggio in area critica" (Maggioli Editore).
- Badon, P., et al. "Infermieristica in Area Critica" (Casa Editrice Ambrosiana)
- Chiaranda, M. "Urgenze ed Emergenze - Istituzioni"(Piccin)
- ATLS Steering Committee. "ATLS - Advanced Trauma Life Support Student Course Manual" (American College of Surgeons).
-talian Resuscitation Council (IRC). "Manuale ALS - Advanced Life Support" (Ultima edizione basata su Linee Guida ERC).
Educational objectives
- Develop the ability to operate in various settings, including community, hospital, and home settings.
- Provide tools for clinical assessment and nursing planning specific to Intensive Care.
- Provide knowledge and methods for assessing and treating acute and critical situations selected for epidemiological relevance.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of Clinical Nursing in the medical field and Clinical Nursing in the surgical field
Teaching methods
Frontal lessons combined with exercises guided by the teacher through the use of micro situations and videos of clinical cases
Other information
No information
Learning verification modality
Written exam with multiple-choice questions and/or short-answer open-ended questions
Extended program
Introduction to Critical Care Nursing
Emergency and Urgent Cardiac Nursing
SET Local Emergency Service
SET Helicopter Rescue Training
Basic Helicopter Rescue Visit
Basic Helicopter Rescue Visit
Trauma: Access to Victims
Monitoring in Critical Care
Respiratory Failure - Equipment - Weaning
View of Emergency Vehicles and Equipment and Exercises
Triage and Major Emergencies
Major Emergencies and Triage with Videos and Clinical Cases
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Code 50503401
CFU 1
Teacher Rony Helou
Teachers
  • Rony Helou
Hours
  • 15 ore - Rony Helou
Learning activities Base
Area Primo soccorso
Sector MED/09
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Approach to the Critically Ill Patient (ABCDE). Respiratory Emergencies: Acute Respiratory Failure, Dyspnea, Acute Pulmonary Edema, Pulmonary Thromboembolism, Asthma Attack, Pneumonia, Pneumothorax, Airway Obstruction, Arterial Blood Gas Analysis, Complication Monitoring. Acute Coronary Syndromes (STEMI/NSTEMI). Endocrine-Metabolic Coma. Shock: Types, Treatments, and IV Infusions. Acute Poisoning. Emergency Manifestations: Syncope, Pain, Sepsis.
Reference texts Chiaranda M. (2022). Urgencies and Emergencies. Padua: Piccin.
Della Rosa C. (2010). Manual of Signs and Symptoms. Padua: Piccin
SIMEU, ERC, AHA Guidelines; Instructor's Teaching Materials.
Educational objectives Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
-recognize critical situations in patients with systemic and internal medicine diseases;
-identify acid-base disorders.
Prerequisites To attend the course, students must possess:
- knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems;
- sufficient knowledge of internal medicine patient care.
Teaching methods Frontal lessons - Case simulations
Other information No information
Learning verification modality Oral exam
Extended program The most common medical emergencies and urgency conditions: causes and treatments:
General approach to the critically ill patient: (Introductory lesson)
Definition of critically ill patient
ABCDE
Acute respiratory failure.

Etiology, history, physical examination, clinical signs, diagnostic investigations
Dyspnea - clinical approach
Pulmonary edema: general assessment - primary assessment ABCDE - significant diagnostic and instrumental tests - therapeutic treatment - monitoring of stabilized patients
Pulmonary thromboembolism
Asthma attack - assessment and treatment
Pneumonia
Spontaneous pneumothorax
Acute upper airway obstruction
Acute respiratory failure blood gas analysis
Monitoring and treatment of complications
Acute coronary syndromes
Definition of etiology
STEMI-NSTEMI
Endocrine-metabolic coma
Clinical approach
Treatment
Shock
Intravenous infusions and therapy
Acute poisoning: causes – symptoms – treatment
Special emergency symptoms: Syncope – Pain – Sepsis
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INTENSIVE CARE

Code 50503501
CFU 1
Teacher Matteo Vissani
Teachers
  • Matteo Vissani
Hours
  • 15 ore - Matteo Vissani
Learning activities Base
Area Primo soccorso
Sector MED/41
Type of study-unit Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction Italian
Contents Management of patients in intensive care unit and management of medical emergencies
Reference texts Loredana Sasso- Annalisa Silvestro- Gennaro Rocco- Laura Tibaldi- Fabrizio Moggia: INFERMIERISTICA IN AREA CRITICA
Mc Graw Hill
Educational objectives Knowledge and management of the main critical care conditions
Knowledge and management of the main tools and technologies of intensive care unit
Emergency management
Prerequisites Phisiology
Anesthesiology
Anatomy
Teaching methods Theoretical lessons
Other information Frequency: Compulsory.
At least 75% of lessons
Learning verification modality Frontal examination with demonstration of capacity in the management of the patient in Intensive Care Unit and during intra- and extra-hospital emergencies
Extended program • FLUID THERAPY: Crystalloids- Colloids- Infusion systems- Dilution of drugs- Central and peripheral venous access with ultrasound guidance
• ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE
• ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SINDROME
• INVASIVE AD NON-INVASIVE MECHANICAL VENTILATION
• SEPSIS- SEPTIC SHOCK
• BRAIN DEATH
• POLYTRAUMA
• TRACHEOSTOMY
• INVASIVE AND MINI-INVASIVE HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING IN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
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