This course is a supplemental cognate for students who are interested in pursuing a career working with critically ill adults. The pathophysiologic changes that occur in critically illness will be explored with a focus on those conditions common to Kentucky. Pharmacologic therapies unique to the critically ill will also be discussed. This is a companion course for interested students enrolled in NUR 434- Complex Nursing Management of Adults.

This course is a supplemental cognate for students who are interested in pursuing a career working with critically ill adults. The pathophysiologic changes that occur in critically illness will be explored with a focus on those conditions common to Kentucky. Pharmacologic therapies unique to the critically ill will also be discussed. This is a companion course for interested students enrolled in NUR 434- Complex Nursing Management of Adults.