Advanced Principles of Nursing Anesthesia II

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This course offers a continuation of advanced principles of nurse anesthesia care. Building upon previous knowledge physiologic, pharmacologic, and advanced anesthetic principles, this course will provide the student a structured and systematic approach to the planning, preparation, and provision of anesthesia care for patients with increasing complex pathology and/or increasingly complex surgical procedures that is individualized for the obstetric and pediatric patient. Emphasis will be on providing the student a comprehensive and integrated overview of unique physiologic and pathologic states of primary body systems through the lifespan related to the provision of anesthesia care to the patients undergoing complex cardiovascular, thoracic, intracranial, extracranial, and transplant procedures. Anesthetic considerations and management of the obstetric and pediatric patient, as well as the special needs of the trauma and burn patient will also be examined in great detail. Simulation-based methodologies are heavily integrated into the course, providing that the student a simulated anesthetizing environment for application and synthesis of advanced anesthesia principles to operationalize theoretical and critical thinking concepts. Lecture topics will be assimilated into high fidelity simulation scenarios to prepare the student for clinical residency courses. Students will develop problem solving and decision-making skills during all phases of anesthetic management by participating in case preparation and discussions, actual management of selected case scenarios, and review and discussion of their performance. Acute crisis management education is explored. Prerequisite(s): NURS 7835 >= B Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 1 Repeatability: May not be repeated for credit. Grade Mode: Normal, Audit Major Restrictions: Nursing Anesthesia Program Restrictions: DNP_DNP-Doctor of Nursing Practice Schedule Type (Primary): Lecture/Supervised Lab/Clinic Click here for the Schedule of Classes.