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Breakthrough ICU

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Welcome & Course Structure (14:50)
Your Coaches/Instructors
Disclaimers & Objectives
Pre-Test
Full Course PDF Download
Foundational Principles (40:08)

BONUS Week 1 - Huddle & Worksheets

Week 1 Huddle - Watch FIRST (13:22)
Week 1 Worksheets

Week 1 - Orientation

What to Expect (2:35)
Goal of the ICU (1:29)
Legal Considerations
Time Management (3:52)
Documentation
Developing Assertiveness
Protocols & Order Sets
Your Emotional Wellbeing

BONUS Week 1 - Debriefing

Week 1 Debriefing - Watch LAST (14:19)

BONUS Week 2 - Nursing Report & Your Team

Week 2 Huddle - Watch FIRST (10:27)
Week 2 Worksheets

Week 2 - Nursing Report

Nursing Report: Aspects
Nursing Report: Expectations
Nursing Report: Tips & Etiquette
Important Considerations (3:10)
Sample ICU Report Sheets
Report Examples

BONUS Week 2 - Your Team

Fellow ICU Nurses (3:18)
Working with Intensivists & Advanced Practice Providers (1:52)
Nursing Assistants & Delegation (2:14)

BONUS Week 2 - Debriefing

Week 2 Debriefing - Watch LAST (10:42)

BONUS Week 3 - Equipment

Week 3 Huddle - Watch FIRST (12:46)
Week 3 Worksheets

Week 3 - Equipment

Bedside Monitor
Central Venous Catheters (CVCs)
Oxygen Delivery Devices
Ventilators
Arterial Lines
Feeding Tubes
Urinary Devices
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT)
External Ventricular Drains (EVDs)
Chest Tubes

BONUS Week 3 - Debriefing

Week 3 Debriefing - Watch LAST (5:25)

BONUS Week 4 - Patient Care & Priorities

Week 4 Huddle - Watch FIRST (14:45)
Week 4 Worksheets

Week 4 - Patient Care

Assessment Tips
Rounding
Chart Review
Death & Dying (3:54)
How to Talk to Patients
Clinical Judgment & Critical Thinking
Telemetry & ECG

Week 4 - Patient Priorities

Hemodynamic Stability
Hydration Status
Nutrition & Glucose Management
Emotional Support & Decision Making (30:34)
Hygiene & Mobility
Secondary Injury Prevention

BONUS Week 4 Debriefing

Week 4 Debriefing - Watch LAST (11:52)

BONUS Week 5 - Disease Process & Diagnostics

Week 5 Huddle - Watch FIRST (13:52)
Week 5 Worksheets

Week 5 - Common Disease Processes

Sepsis
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) (5:00)
Pneumonia (4:51)
Stroke (4:08)
Myocardial Infarction (4:14)
Renal Failure (4:45)
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) (9:06)
DVT & PE (8:42)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) (4:48)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (4:22)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) (4:55)

Week 5 - Diagnostics

Blood Gases (ABG & VBG)
Electrolytes
Coagulation Studies
Liver Function Tests
Renal Studies
CT / CTA
MRI / MRA
Angiography

BONUS Week 5 Debriefing

Week 5 Debriefing - Watch LAST (13:31)

BONUS Week 6 - Meds & Code Blues

Week 6 Huddle - Watch FIRST (9:51)
Week 6 Worksheets & Drip Charts

Week 6 - Code Blue

Rapid Response Team (RRT) vs. Code Blue
What To Do (3:59)
When You Freeze in a Code (8:16)

Week 6 - Top Medications

Vasopressors
Vasodilators
Important IV Fluids
Antiarhythmics
Anticoagulants
Antibiotics
Sedatives & Paralytics

BONUS Week 6 Debriefing

Week 6 Debriefing (7:44)

Conclusion

Mission Accomplished (7:50)
References
Feedback
CE Post-Test
Post-Test Rationales
Next Steps
Comprehensive Resource List
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