Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I

Catalog description

This course provides an introduction to the basic principles of anesthesia practice and perioperative management of patients across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on the anesthesia workstation, patient monitoring modalities, procedural positioning, fluid homeostasis, and principles of airway management. Additionally, nurse anesthesia residents will learn necessary preoperative processes including patient evaluation, interpretation of physiologic studies, and informed consent by analyzing current best practices and learning to develop an anesthesia plan of care.