Emergency, Critical care And Surgical Nursing
The Emergency, Critical Care, and Surgical Nursing Department consists of four units: the Operating Theatre, Central Sterile Supply Unit, Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and the Emergency Unit. The Operating Theatre includes 13 rooms for surgical procedures, with 10 rooms for general surgeries and three for obstetric and gynecological procedures. The Central Sterile Supply Unit is equipped with steam autoclave machines, a plasma gas sterilizer, and a portable autoclave, handling the sterilization of equipment and consumables. The ICU is divided into Medical and Surgical units, with a total capacity of 31 beds, including isolation beds. ICU services encompass respiratory and nutritional support, medication, and family support. The Emergency Unit operates 24/7 with 25 beds, divided into triage, resuscitation, and observation/treatment zones, providing comprehensive emergency care including ambulance services.
Introduction
The Emergency, Critical care And Surgical Nursing Department consists of four(4) Units:
- Operating theatre with 13 rooms
- Central sterile supply unit
- Surgical and medical Intensive care unit.
- Emergency Unit
- There are (13) thirteen operating rooms, where surgical procedures are carried out in an aseptic environment.
- Ten operating rooms are for general procedures and two for obstetric and gynaecological procedures
- It is a vital unit with two steam autoclave machine, one Plasma gas sterilizer machine and portable autoclave machine.
- It saves sterile equipment’s and consumables to all units that requires aseptic procedures.
- Receiving and sorting soiled material used in hospital
- Determine whether the item should be reused or discard
- Carrying the process of decontamination or disinfestation prior to sterilization
- The Intensive Care Unit is divided into two ICUs.
- Medical intensive unit it has capacity of 17 beds of which 2 beds are isolation beds with negative pressure air control.
- Surgical intensive care unit it has capacity of 14 beds of which 2 beds are isolation beds.
- These makes total capacity of 31 beds of intensive care unit.
ICU nurses are well trained to provide care to patients who need ICU care.
Care provided at ICU includes:
- Respiratory support care.
- Nutritional support care.
- Medication.
- Family support
- Emergency Departments has 25 beds that works 24 hours a day for 7days a week.
- Our emergency department is divided into three functional zones namely;
- Triage zone which have two rooms,
- Resuscitation zone which have two rooms of which can accommodate a total of 8 patients at once,
- Observation and treatment zone, which is, divided into three parts namely pediatric wing, adult wing and isolation rooms.
- There is also ambulance services
