NSG 7521 Principles & Practice I: Nurse Anesthesia

The first of a four-course series, this course provides an overview of foundational principles and practices related to the safe delivery of peri-anesthetic care, including but not limited to the science of anesthesia, common techniques, monitoring, patient safety, anesthesia equipment, and technology.  Emphasis is placed on learning and applying foundational skills, principles, and theories to the safe and individualized peri-anesthetic management of patients across the lifespan. Cultural competence and interdisciplinary collaboration are accentuated. The didactic material is supplemented by two week-long intensive lab experiences, attended in person by all students, for the incorporation of the didactic principles of basic anesthesia foundations into simulation training. Basic airway techniques, preoperative assessment, anesthesia machine checks, and induction sequencing are among the lab intensive topics covered.

Prerequisite(s): Progression to 2^nd year of DNP program w/Con Nurse Anesthesia & NSG 7332