Philippine College of Health Sciences

College of Nursing

1. Course code: NCM 106

2. Course title: Care of clients with cellular aberration, acute biologic crisis, including
emergency and disaster nursing with intravenous therapy
3. Pre Requisite: NCM 104
4. Co- Requisite: N/A
5. Course Credit: 6 Units Lecture, 5 Units RLE (1 Unit skills lab, 4 Units clinical)
6. Course Description: This course deals with the concepts, principles and theories of human
behavior and the care of the sick client across the lifespan with emphasis on cellular aberration,
acute biologic crisis, including emergency and disaster nursing along with Intravenous therapy
in varied settings.

OVERVIEW
ACUTE BIOLOGICAL CRISIS
1. Standard Assessment of the Critically ILL
2. Diagnostic /Laboratory Examinations
3. Acute Biological Crisis / Multi Organ System/ Dysfunction/ Emergency
a. Cardiac Failure
b. Acute Myocardial Infarction
c. Acute Pulmonary Failure
a. Acute Renal Failure
b. Stroke or CVA
c. Increase Intracranial Pressure
d. Diabetic Ketoacidosis
e. Massive Bleeding
f. Extensive Burns
g. Extensive Surgery
h. Poisoning
i. Multiple Injuries
j. Emerging Illnesses

3. Principles of Management
a. Determination & Management of cause
b. Life Saving Intervention
c. Life Maintaining Intervention
d. Psychosocial & Behavioral Intervention
e. Supportive Management
f. Pharmacologic Management
g. Prevention of Complication

4. Rehabilitation

5. Purposes, Indications, Nursing Responsibility, for the following:

a. Surgical Procedures
b. Special Procedures
6. Safe and Comprehensive Perioperative Nursing Care
a. Assessment and Care
b. Techniques in Assisting the Team
c. Principles of Safety, comfort and Privacy
d. Nursing Responsibilities

TEXTBOOK
• Langhorne, M., Fulton, J., Otto, S., (2011). Oncology Nursing, 5th Edition, Elsevier (Singapore)
PTE LTD
• Smeltzer S., et al., (2010). Textbook of Medical- Surgical Nursing 12th Edition
9. SUGGESTED READINGS AND REFERENCES
• ONS, Eilers, Langhorne (2015).,Core Curriculum for Oncology Nursing, 5th Edition
• ANSAP (2014)., Nursing Standards on Intravenous Practice 10th Edition
• Nettina et al., (2009). Lippincott, Manual of Nursing Practice, 8th edition
• Lemone and Burke (2010). Medical- Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking in Client Care, 4th
Edition
• Limmer et al., (2011). Emergency Care, 12th Edition
• Schumacher and Chernecky (2010), Real World Nursing Survival Guide: Critical Care and
Emergency Nursing, 4th Edition
• Udan, J., (2009). Medical Surgical Nursing, 2nd Edition

EBOOK
• Pocket Guide to the Operating Room (Goldman, 2010)
VIDEOS
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIdC8aw1xdw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o86Sj6epLfI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEUixUwqwq4
• pe.dadeschools.net/pdf/cpr/2015%20AHA%20Guidelines.docx
https://www.google.com.ph/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=m1aVV-qcFM2C8AWLyZjwBQ