Republic of Iraq
The Ministry of Higher Education
& Scientific Research
University: Baghdad
College: Nursing
Department: Elective: Cardiology
Stage: Fourth years
Instructor name:
Dr.Hakema Shaker Hassan/ Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Dr.Khalida Allawn Mansour /Assistant
Professor Qualification: Ph.D
Place of work: College of Nursing/
University of Baghdad
Course Weekly Objective
E-mail
Dr. Hakema Shaker Hassan / Professor
Dr. Khalida Allawn Mansour Al-Jarsha / Assistant Professor
Khalida_mansour@yahoo.com
Title
Elective: Cardiology (1)
Course Instructor
Course Coordinator
Course Objective
Course Description
Textbook
After studying this semester the student should be do the following.
1. Identify the major structures and great vessels of the heart.
2. Trace the circulation of blood through the heart and coronary
vessels.
3. Name and locate the elements of the heart conduction system.
4. Define cardiac output and explain the influence of various factors
in the regulation.
5. Identify the normal heart sound and relate them to the
corresponding events in the cardiac cycle.
6. Describe normal variations in assessment findings for the older
adult.
7. Identify common manifestations of altered cardiac function.
8. Identify diagnostic test used to assess cardiac functioning and the
significance of each.
9. Describe nursing care of patient undergoing cardiac
catheterization and electrophysiology study.
To help the student to learn the structure and function of the heart
and heart disease that affects the adult person and their nursing
intervention.
 Brunner, L. S.; Suddarth, D. S.: Textbook of medical-surgical
nursing, 12 th. edition, Lippincott company, 2010
 Suzanne,C., Smeltzer, Brenda, G. Barejance, L.,
Hinkleand,Kerry, H. Cheever, Brunner & Suddarth’s Text book
References
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Course Assessment
General Notes
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saunders company London, Philadelphia, Toronto, 1998.
Smeltzer, S. C.; Bare, B. G.: Textbook of medical-surgical
nursing, 9th edition, Lippincott. Williams and Wilkins 2000.
Woods, S. L.; Froelicher, E. S.; Motzer: Cardiac nursing, 4 th
edition, Lippincott Wiliams and Wilkins, 2000.
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Philadelphia, New York, London, 2004.
Term
Clinical
Quizzes Reports
Final Exam
Tests
Evaluations
Theoretical and
Clinical
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10%
10%
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Republic of Iraq
The Ministry of Higher Education
& Scientific Research
University: Baghdad
College: Nursing
Department: Elective: Cardiology
Stage: Fourth years
Instructor name:
Dr.Hakema Shaker Hassan
Academic status: Professor
Dr.Khalida Allawn Mansour /Assisstant
Professor
Qualification: Ph.D
Place of work: College of Nursing/
University of Baghdad
Course Weekly Content
Week
Date
Topics Covered
1
1/10
2
8/10
3
15/10
4
22/10
5
29/10
Cardiac assessment
(subjective data, objective data)
6
5/11
Heart sounds
7
12/11
Diagnostic tests
- Laboratory test
- Invasive hemodynamic monitoring
Anatomy of the heart
Basic structures of the heart
Chambers of the heart
Valves of the heart
Coronary arteries
Conduction system
Depolarization
Depolarization
Cardiac cycle
Systolic, Diastolic
Cardiac output
Stroke volume
Physiological changes with aging
Lab. Experiment
Assignment
Cardiac hospital
training
Repot
Seminar
Notes
2 Hours
theoretical
4 Hours
Practical
Cardiac hospital
training
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Cardiac hospital
training
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Cardiac hospital
training
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Cardiac hospital
training
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Cardiac hospital
training
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Seminar
Cardiac hospital
training
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theoretical
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theoretical
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2 Hours
theoretical
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8
19/11
- Central venous pressure
- Intra-arterial blood pressure
measurement
- Pulmonary artery and pulmonary
Capillary Wedge pressure
- Dynamic studies
Holter monitor
Stress testing
9
26/11
10
3/12
- Cardiac catheterization
- Nursing care after catheterization
11
10/12
- Cardiac dysrhythmias
detection of the cardiac rhythm
12
17/12
Continue Cardiac dysrhythmias
detection of the cardiac rhythm
13
24/12
14
31/12
- Electrocardiogram
- Standard 12 lead ECG
- Standard limb leads
- Monitoring
- Electrocardiographic paper
- Normal Signs rhythm
15
7/1
- Electrocardiogram and aging
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