3rd Year Course Information

Introduction to gerontological nursing
Concept of gerontological nursing
Nursing and the elderly
Overview of common aging changes
Theories of Aging
Common health problems of the elder population in Bangladesh
Care of the elderly with specific problems
Concept of healthy aging
Health promotion and illness prevention strategies for older/senior clients
Nursing process in providing holistic nursing care for elderly clients with common and specific health problems
Gerontological care issues

Introduction to emergency and critical nursing
The end-of-life care in critical setting
Patients and families with cardiac emergency: etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management of:
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
Patients and families with shock: Etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management of:
Patients and families with pulmonary emergency: Etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management of:
Nursing management with clients on mechanical ventilation
Patients and families with neurological emergency: etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management of:
Patients and families with acid-base disturbances: etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management
Patients and families with renal emergency: Etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management of Acute Renal failure
Patients and families with metabolic emergency: Etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management of DKA (Diabetic ketoacidosis)
Patients and families with multi systems failure: etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management
Burn: etiology, signs and symptoms, and nursing management
Patients and families with drug overdose & attempt to suicide
Emergency drugs and their uses

Adult clients with alterations in genitourinary system: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Adult clients with alterations in the male reproductive system: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Adult clients with alterations in the male cardiovascular system: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Adult clients with alterations in hematologic and lymphatic system: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Adult clients with pain
Adult clients with alterations in the immune system and HIV/AIDS: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Adult clients with oncological conditions: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Adult clients with disorders with the eyes and vision problems and ENT: Etiology, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, medical, surgical, and nursing management
Pre-post surgical management of clients with Eye and ENT surgery

Introduction to community, community health nursing & community-oriented nursing
Community approach
Concept of health promotion: Individual & family health promotion
Level of health care delivery system
School health
Vulnerable people
Concept of Disasters
Care of clients across the lifespan
Concept of family health nursing
Concept and principles of family-centered care
Factors influencing family health
The nursing process and family health nursing
Family counseling
Family planning and contraception
Nursing care of the family during life cycle transition
Nursing care of families with special health problems