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    Master of Science in Nursing - Advanced Nursing Practice Track: Adult Critical Care Nursing

    About The Academic Program

    The first nursing program in the specialty that meets the local and global trends and targets in accordance with Vision 2030. The program aims to prepare qualified nursing cadres in the field of cardiovascular care (track 1) - critical care (track 2) where the student can choose the track upon application. The program will contribute to graduating highly qualified nurses who are able to compete in the field of cardiovascular care and critical care nursing in order to achieve the goals of the National Transformation Program in support of Vision 2030

    Major

    Medical-Surgical Nursing

    Language of instruction

    English

    Duration

    2 Years

    Academic degree

    Master of Science in Nursing - Advanced Nursing Practice Track: Adult Critical Care Nursing

    Career opportunities

    • Government and private hospitals • Ministry of Health • University hospitals • Cardiovascular and vascular care departments • Critical care departments • Heart centers • Cardiac rehabilitation centers

    Nature and Goals of the Program

    • Preparing qualified Saudi female nurse practitioners who can work in complex healthcare settings. • Preparing competent nurses in the field of cardiac care / critical care who can provide evidence-based, multidisciplinary, and holistic care. • Nurses providing evidence-based, multidisciplinary, and holistic care • Providing professional, ethical, and culturally sensitive nursing care • Nurses providing professional, ethical, and culturally sensitive nursing care • Conducting clinical research in cardiac / critical care

    1- Prepare qualified Saudi nurse practitioners who can work in diverse and complex healthcare settings.
    2- Prepare competent cardiovascular/critical care nurses who can provide comprehensive and multidisciplinary evidence-based care
    3- Prepare competent nurses who can provide professional, ethical and culturally sensitive nursing care in the specialty of Cardiovascular/Critical Care.

    Knowledge and Understanding:
    K1 Explain the theories, principles, and concepts related to specialization in the field of critical conditions.
    K2 Recognize trends and issues that affect the provision of nursing care for critically ill patients.
    Skills:
    S1 Implement comprehensive evidence-based care practices for critically ill patients and their families.
    S2 Utilize technologies and informatics to support critically ill patients care.
    S3 Apply advanced nursing research, guidelines, and evidence-based practices.
    S4 Demonstrate critical evaluation and provide innovative solutions to care for critically ill patients' and their families
    Values, Autonomy, and Responsibility:
    V1 Initiate professional planning for learning and/or work, and professional development in critical care specialty.
    V2 Comply with professional legal and ethical standards within the clinical settings.
    V3 Demonstrate leadership skills and multidisciplinary teamwork at the inter-professional level and critically ill patients care and their families.

    1- Advanced care for adult patients with cardiac and or critical conditions and their families.
    2- The ability of cardiac critical care nurses t0 develop personal skills Use advanced‎ technology, self- development, and education.
    3- Development of research skills that provide the graduates with a foundation for further study at the doctoral level.
    4- Practice in an environment that demands the ‎integration of high- Level cognitive Psychomotor and problem-solving skills.
    5- The initiative to provide voluntary and community work.
    6- Leadership, initiative, decision making, and responsibility.

    Study Plan •

    Course Code Course Title Credit Pre-Requisite
    Ethical aspects and legal issues in nursing 2
    Leadership and management in Nursing practice 2
    Pathophysiology for advanced nursing practice 2
    Advanced Pharmacology 2

    Course Code Course Title Credit Pre-Requisite
    Capstone project 1 2
    Biostatistics 3
    Advanced Physical Assessment 4 MSN811AND MSN812
    Advanced Nursing Research 2

    Course Code Course Title Credit Pre-Requisite
    Advanced Evidence -Based Nursing Practice 2 MSN825
    Adult critical care nursing 1 3 MSN811AND MSN812AND MSN824
    Adult critical care nursing Clinical practicum 1 7
    Advanced Nursing Care of Medical Critically ill adult’s 2

    Course Code Course Title Credit Pre-Requisite
    Capstone project 2 4 ANP827AND MSN823
    Adult critical care nursing 2 2 CCN831AND CCN832
    Adult critical care nursing Clinical practicum 2 7
    Advanced Nursing Care of surgical critically ill adult’s 2