Learn how to set up and run a critical or intensive care unit (ICU) in this free online healthcare management course. This healthcare management course explains the definition, purpose and duties of the intensive care unit (ICU). We identify the many sorts of patients and medical factors to consider while planning and organising the ICU. We also discuss the design and layout of the ICUs used to organise its patients, staff and support area. The course also goes over ICU personnel and the cardiovascular and other medical equipment used to provide healthcare.
| Course Category | Healthcare Management, Business |
| Course Type | Online Learning |
| Course Qualification | CPD Certificate |
| Course Duration | 1.5-3 hours |
| Course Fee | Free |
| Entry Requirements | Like all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary. At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives. Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone. |
| Career Path | In This Free Course, You Will Learn How To • Define ‘intensive care unit (ICU)’ • Explain the role and functions of the ICU • Outline the characteristics of the ICU • Describe the ideal design and the layout of an ICU, including the patient bed area and central nursing station • State the different types of patients found in an ICU • Discuss the considerations important to ICU planning and organisation • Compare ‘private’ and ‘open’ ICU rooms • Describe ICU personnel, equipment and services |
| Course Code | 1286 |
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