1. To promote professional growth of Critical Care Nurses in Oman. 2. To improve the status and numbers of specialized professional nurses in Oman. 3. To ensure high quality nursing care delivery to patients in critical care areas. 4. To encourage critical thinking skills, autonomy, collaboration and delegation as components of the professional role of Critical Care Nurses. 5. To develop professional nurses with leadership abilities, willing to participate in the development of critical care standards, mentoring of other nurses; and participation in national and international associations of Critical Care Nursing. 6. To develop educational and research skills as an integral part of the professional nurse's role. 7. To provide a critical care environment that supports a caring relationship between clinical staff and patients/families based on mutual goal setting to facilitate the patients early recovery and rehabilitation

• Objective 1

  At the end of the program the successful student will be able to:

• Objective 2

• Objective 3

  1. Critically analyze the role of the critical care nurse in practice.

• Objective 4

• Objective 5

  2. Utilize nursing processes to ensure the delivery of safe and effective holistic care to critically ill patients based on updated research evidence.

• Objective 6

• Objective 7

  3. Practice a high level of professionalism and competency based on the current standards of the Oman Directorate of Nursing Affairs.

• Objective 8

• Objective 9

  4. Integrate innovative managerial skills to promote continuity of care to patients in the critical care unit focusing on patient and family centered approach.

• Objective 10

• Objective 11

  5. Evaluate the scope of nursing practice in the critical care areas and to safeguard nurses from legal liability in managing critically ill patients.

• Objective 12

• Objective 13

  6. Build effective team work and quality improvement to elevate the standard of care of critically-ill patients.

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• Objective 15

  7. Manage the use of available resources in the critical care area to ensure the provision of comprehensive nursing care.