NSG 7522 Principles & Practice II: Nurse Anesthesia

The second of a four-course series, this course continues a more in-depth overview of foundational principles and practices related to the safe delivery of peri-anesthetic care.  Emphasis shifts from comprehensive beginning competencies to current evidence-based practices in the provision of anesthesia for archetypal surgeries and procedures. The course includes the considerations related to common patient comorbidities in the adult, geriatric, and obese patient populations requiring surgical procedures, acute or chronic pain management, and the use of ultrasound and radiology in anesthetic, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedures.  Cultural competence and interdisciplinary collaboration are accentuated. The didactic material is supplemented by one week-long intensive lab experience, attended in person by all students, for the incorporation of the didactic principles of basic anesthesia foundations into simulation training.  Advanced airway techniques, maintenance of and emergence from anesthesia, and invasive monitoring procedures and techniques are among the lab intensive topics covered. The use of ultrasound guidance in invasive line placement is included as well.

Prerequisite(s): NSG 7521