The Department's Vision:

To be a model of academic excellence among nursing departments at the national and regional levels. To be a pioneer in education that develops intellectual and practical abilities, meets the needs of the labor market, and links education to the community.

Department Mission:

The Critical Care Nursing Department seeks to prepare students with a scientific and practical foundation that qualifies them to deal with critical and emergency patients, while remaining fully committed to nursing ethics and professional development through lifelong learning. The department seeks to establish channels of communication and cooperation with all similar disciplines at regional and international universities

Achievements of the Critical and Emergency Nursing Department – Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Academic Year 2023–2024

2023–2024 Activities & Milestones

1. Awareness Seminars
   • Stroke Awareness & First Aid: Collaborative webinar with the Student Services Center via Microsoft Teams.
   • Positive Thinking Workshop: Enhancing mental resilience among nursing students.
2. Annual Department Conference
   • Theme: "Sustainable Development in Training and Professional Competencies for Critical Care Nursing"

Planned Initiatives for 2024–2025

1. Workshops
   • Positive Thinking in Healthcare: Led by Dr. Samar Falts.
   • AI Applications in Critical Care Nursing: Conducted by Dr. Ahmed El-Sayed.
   • Telemetry in Patient Monitoring: Presented by Dr. Ahmed El-Sayed.

The Critical Care and Emergency Nursing Department at the Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, seeks to apply the nursing process and problem-solving approach to nursing critically ill patients and caring for their families in emergency and critical situations. The Critical Care Nursing curriculum focuses on teaching students the responsibilities of critical care nurses in providing medical care to patients and how to work with advanced technological tools and environments, such as virtual laboratories

Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses

The Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing teaches (8) undergraduate courses taught in one semester. These include:

• Critical Care and Emergency Nursing, a theoretical course with practical training in the laboratory and hospital.

• Critical Care and Emergency Medicine

• Critical Care and Emergency Surgery

• Applied Pharmacology

• Educational Psychology

• English Language

• Computer Science

• Music Appreciation

the department also offers postgraduate programs in Critical Care and Emergency Nursing (Master's and Doctorate), taught in two separate semesters.

Master's Degree

First Semester

Seminars in Critical Care Nursing (1)

Practical Applications in Critical Care Nursing (1)

Ccritical Medicine and its Specialties

Critical Care Surgery

Elective Course

• Applications of Alternative Medicine in Nursing

• Development of Nursing Care

Second Semester

Seminars in Critical Care Nursing (2)

Pharmacology

Practical Applications Critical Care Nursing (2)

PhD Program

First Semester

General Seminars in Critical Care Nursing (1)

specific Seminars in Critical Care Nursing (1)

Practical Applications in Critical Care Nursing (1)

Elective Course

• Infection Control in Critical Care Units

• Critical Care Unit Technology:

second Semester

General Specialization (2)

Practical Applications in Critical Care Nursing (2)

specific Seminars in Critical Care Nursing (2)