NSG 7524 Principles & Practice IV: Nurse Anesthesia

The fourth of a four-course series, this course concludes the in-depth overview of principles and practices related to the safe delivery of peri-anesthetic care.  Emphasis shifts to the study of current evidence-based practices in the provision of peri-anesthetic management for patients undergoing complex intracranial, thoracic, cardiac, and vascular surgical/diagnostic/interventional procedures, both in standard OR and out-of-OR settings.  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. Lab intensives will include coverage of noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring use and goal-directed fluid therapy, plus a focused workshop on POCUS utilization in both anesthetic techniques and in peri-operative physiologic assessment.

Prerequisite(s): NSG 7523