Critical Care Nursing Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences

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Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences' Critical Care Nursing specialists generally take care of critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation by way of endotracheal intubation and vasoactive intravenous medications. Critical Care Nurses are also known as ICU nurses. They treat patients who are chronically ill or at risk for deadly illnesses. ICU nurse apply their specialized knowledge base to care for and maintain the life support of critically ill patients who are often on the verge of death. 

On a day-to-day basis a critical care nurse will commonly, "perform assessments of critical conditions, give intensive therapy and intervention, advocate for their patients, and operate/maintain life support systems which include mechanical ventilation via end tracheal, tracheal, or naso-tracheal intubation, and titration of continuous vasoactive intravenous medications in order to maintain a " mean arterial pressure that ensures adequate organ and tissue perfusion.