NA620 Principles of Anesthesia II (6 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): NA618  
This course is a continuance of NA614 Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Anesthesia and NA618 Principles of Anesthesia Practice I. Differing patient populations with acute and chronic conditions or disease states are explored in-depth, resulting in a comprehensive surgical care plan. This care plan is based on the perioperative patient assessment and application of general and regional anesthesia techniques. The application of general principles to individual patients is emphasized.

Upon completion of this course, the student is expected to be able to do the following:

1. Formulate an anesthetic management plan that includes preoperative, perioperative and postoperative assessment findings, anesthetic techniques, procedural implications, and individual patient reactions to anesthesia and surgery for the following conditions:
            a. neuromuscular diseases
            b. autoimmune diseases
            c. endocrine disorders
            d. renal diseases
            e. liver diseases
             f. cardiovascular disorders
            g. pulmonary diseases
            h. organ transplantation
2. Integrate the implications of physiologic changes and risk factors to plan anesthetic care for mothers in vaginal and C-section deliveries, including general, spinal, and epidural anesthesia.
3. Plan anesthetic care for the pediatric patient considering anatomy, physiology, and psychosocial needs in the preoperative preparation of the child and family, selection of anesthetic agents, techniques for delivery, and response to complications.
4. Integrate knowledge of complications in the care of patients with various forms of traumatic injury and shock.
5. Create plan of care to manage acute and chronic pain.