NA770 Clinical Practicum I (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): NA620  
Clinical Practicum I provides the student with opportunities to apply the didactic principles of anesthesia to patient care. Students must master the basic skills and routines associated with anesthesia practice and spend time observing anesthesia and surgery in an urban medical center.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Conduct a thorough and accurate preoperative assessment on all assigned patients.
2. Derive a comprehensive anesthesia care plan based on data from the patient interview, medical record and anesthetic assessment.  The care plan should reflect the patient’s physical, psychosocial and cultural profile.
3. Select, prepare and organize all necessary anesthesia equipment and supplies.
4. Select and prepare the anesthetic agents and other appropriate pharmacological agents, in consultation with other members of the anesthesia care team.
5. Demonstrate the proper care and use of anesthesia equipment and supplies prior to use.
6. Safely and accurately, prepare all assigned patients for anesthesia and surgery.
7. Manage all aspects of the patient’s anesthesia care, from the pre to the post-operative phase as determined by the student’s clinical instructor.
8. Consistently demonstrate appropriate professional communication and interpersonal behavior.
9. Be certified in basic cardiac life support, advanced cardiac life support and pediatric cardiac life support.
10. Participate in planned simulation exercises, designed to demonstrate familiarity with the adult anesthesia reactions in various case scenarios, fiberoptic bronchoscopy, and the placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC).
11. Demonstrate cultural competence when working with patients and member of the health care community.