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This course is designed to expand the student's learning in a specified topic related to nursing practice. Advanced theories and principles related to the delivery of nursing care in selected settings and/or with selected patient populations are presented. The course builds on the previous coursework throughout the curriculum. Students will acquire an overview of the unique environment of the Acute/Critical Care Unit. The focus will be the principles involved in planning, implementing and evaluating nursing and medical interventions for critical care patients. The students will review the causes, clinical presentations, pathophysiology and hemodynamic changes of patients with respiratory failure, heart failure, intracerebral hemorrhage, renal failure, shock and sepsis. Content will include the medications, advanced monitoring, and equipment used in the critical care setting. Prerequisites: NR.120.501-120.522