• ICU Track

  • PCU Track

For a detailed list of module content and descriptions, download the ECCO Comprehensive Syllabus.

Global Perspectives in the Care of Critically Ill Patients
  • Team competence, patient safety and evidence-based-practice approaches to moral distress
  • Prevention and management of healthcare-associated conditions (VTE, HAPU, VAE) and healthcare-associated infections (CAUTI, CLABSI)
  • Assessment, prevention, and management of pain, anxiety, agitation, delirium and sedation, including anesthesia recovery
Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Cardiovascular system assessment and diagnostic and interventional testing
  • Acute coronary syndromes, peripheral vascular disease, cardiomyopathies, types of heart failure and valvular heart disease Pacemakers, ICDs, and electrophysiology studies
  • Coronary artery bypass grafting and cardiac valve repair and replacement
Pulmonary Disorders
  • Pulmonary assessment techniques, including lung sounds and ABG interpretation
  • Oxygen delivery devices and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
  • Management of patients with respiratory failure, COPD, pneumonia, PE, ARDS, and pulmonary hypertension
  • Invasive mechanical ventilation, including weaning and extubation/decannulation and use of neuromuscular blockers
Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Arterial and central venous pressure monitoring
  • Pulmonary artery pressure monitoring and assessment/consequences of cardiac output monitoring
  • Assessment and interventions for oxygenation and oxygen transport
  • Vasoactive medication management of preload, afterload, and contractility
Neurologic Disorders
  • Neurologic assessment techniques, including intracranial pressure monitoring
  • Overview of death by neurologic criteria and vital sign evaluation
  • Neurologic disorders, including ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, and status epilepticus
  • Selected central nervous system infections, and traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries
Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • GI diagnostic testing and nutritional support therapies
  • Management of GI bleeding, bowel ischemia/infarction, GI infections
  • Pancreatic and liver disorders
  • Intra-abdominal hypertension
Renal Disorders
  • Assessment and nursing priorities for monitoring acute and chronic kidney function
  • Fluid and electrolyte disorders, including emergent management
  • Types of renal replacement therapies and temporary vs. permanent access catheters used for dialysis
  • Principles of continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
Endocrine Disorders
  • Assessment, management, nursing priorities, and evaluation of managing critically ill patients with a variety of endocrine disorders (DKA, HHS, SIADH, DI, CSW, hyper/hypoglycemia, adrenal disorders, and thyroid and parathyroid dysfunction)
Hematological Disorders
  • Assessment, management, nursing priorities, interventions, and evaluation for managing critically ill patients with a variety of hematologic and coagulation disorders (DIC, HIT, VTE)
  • Transfusion therapies and assessment/prevention of complications
Multisystem Disorders
  • Nursing priorities for shock (hypovolemic, cardiogenic, neurogenic, septic, and anaphylactic)
  • SIRS-sepsis continuum, multisystem organ dysfunction syndrome
  • Rhabdomyolysis, necrotizing fasciitis, alcohol withdrawal, and drug overdose

For a detailed list of module content and descriptions, download the ECCO Comprehensive Syllabus.

Global Perspectives in the Care of Critically Ill Patients
  • Team competence and approaches to moral distress
  • Implementing evidence-based practice and key elements of patient safety
  • Prevention and management of healthcare-associated conditions (VTE, HAPU, VAE) and healthcare-associated infections (CAUTI, CLABSI)
  • Assessment, prevention, and management of pain, anxiety, agitation, delirium, and sedation
Cardiovascular Disorders
  • Acute coronary syndromes and peripheral vascular disease
  • Inflammatory diseases, congenital and acquired structural defects, aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection
  • Cardiomyopathies, types of heart failure, valvular heart disease
  • Potential complications of coronary artery bypass grafting, and cardiac valve repair and replacement
Pulmonary Disorders
  • Lung sounds, diagnostic tests, and arterial blood gas interpretation
  • Oxygen delivery devices and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation
  • Invasive mechanical ventilation, including weaning and extubation/decannulation
  • Assessing and managing patients with endotracheal and tracheostomy tubes
Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Arterial and central venous pressure monitoring
  • Assessment and consequences of cardiac output monitoring
  • Assessment and interventions for oxygenation and oxygen transport
  • Pharmacologic management of preload, afterload, and contractility
Neurologic Disorders
  • Standardized scales, diagnostic tests, neurologic monitoring
  • Overview of death by neurologic criteria and vital sign evaluation
  • Ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, traumatic brain and spinal cord injuries, seizures
Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • GI diagnostic testing
  • Nutritional support therapies, including enteral and parenteral nutrition
  • Management of GI bleeding and pancreatic and liver disorders
Renal Disorders
  • Assessment tools for monitoring acute and chronic kidney function
  • Fluid and electrolyte disorders, including emergent management
  • Types of renal replacement therapies and temporary vs. permanent access catheters used for dialysis
Caring for Patients With Endocrine Disorders
  • Assessment, management, nursing priorities, and evaluation of managing acutely ill patients with a variety of endocrine disorders (DKA, HHS, SIADH, DI, CSW, hyper/hypoglycemia, adrenal disorders, and thyroid and parathyroid dysfunction)
Hematological Disorders
  • Assessment, management, nursing priorities, interventions, and evaluation for managing acutely ill patients with a variety of hematologic and coagulation disorders (DIC, HIT, VTE)
  • Considerations for transfusion of blood products
Multisystem Disorders
  • Types of shock (hypovolemic, cardiogenic, neurogenic, septic, anaphylactic)
  • The SIRS-sepsis continuum, rhabdomyolysis, necrotizing fasciitis
  • Behavioral issues in acute care, including alcohol withdrawal and drug overdose

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