FAHZU Critical Care Nursing Skills Workshop

The Critical Care Nursing Skills Workshop provides advanced training for nurses caring for critically ill patients in intensive care settings. The program combines theoretical learning, clinical observation, simulation, supervised skills training, case-based discussion, and multidisciplinary exchange.

It is offered in two formats — a two-week focused skills workshop and a four-week comprehensive ICU rotation — with signature modules in ultrasound-guided difficult vascular access, nasointestinal feeding tube placement, point-of-care critical care ultrasound, and ECMO advanced life-support nursing.

· Expert-led training in advanced critical care nursing.

· Small-group teaching and individualized feedback.

· Simulation-based training for emergency response and technical skills.

· Clinical observation across multiple specialty ICUs.

· Training in difficult vascular access, nasointestinal tube placement, critical care ultrasound, and ECMO nursing.

· Flexible two-week or four-week format integrating theory, simulation, and bedside practice across multiple specialty ICUs.

· Conduct comprehensive assessments of critically ill patients.

· Understand advanced nursing care for patients requiring life support.

· Apply principles of respiratory care, rehabilitation, and early mobilization.

· Understand nursing care processes for ECMO and mechanically ventilated patients.

· Strengthen skills in risk identification, patient safety, and emergency response.

· Apply quality improvement tools and evidence-based nursing practice.

· Present learning outcomes and recommendations in a structured format.

· Four-week trainees additionally build competencies in rehabilitation, early mobilization, respiratory care, quality improvement, and structured presentation of outcomes.

Full-time 2-week or 4-week training experience.

Registered nurses, critical care nurses, and nurses interested in advanced ICU nursing practice.

· Track A: Two-week focused skills workshop

Two-week focused skills workshop covering difficult vascular access, ultrasound-guided vascular puncture, nasointestinal feeding tube placement, critical care ultrasound, ECMO nursing, transport, smart nursing, and nursing information systems.

Week 1 — ultrasound-guided vascular access and nasointestinal feeding tube placement, patient transport, and standardized nursing processes.

Week 2 — ECMO advanced life-support nursing, smart nursing, clinical teaching, and assessment.

· Track B: Four-Week Comprehensive ICU Rotation 

Four-week comprehensive ICU rotation covering critical care fundamentals, ECMO nursing, critical care ultrasound, trauma nursing, rehabilitation, early mobilization, respiratory care, ventilator weaning, nursing quality improvement, clinical teaching, and smart ICU practice.

Week 1: Critical care fundamentals and nursing processes;

Week 2: ECMO, critical care ultrasound, and trauma;

Week 3: Rehabilitation, early mobilization, and respiratory care;

Week 4: Quality improvement, education, and process improvement, concluding with a final presentation and comprehensive assessment.

Core competency assessment, simulation-based skills assessment, technical evaluation forms, final presentation, reflective learning, and faculty feedback.