DNP831 Clinical Practicum I (120 hours) (1 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): DNP830 
Concurrent courses: DNP822 , DNP823  
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 by spending time observing anesthesia and surgery in an urban medical center. This course also includes 90 minute clinical correlative conferences every other week (8 conferences total) in addition to time at practicum sites.

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

1. Formulate an individualized, physiologically sound, evidence based and culturally competent anesthesia plan of care for patients from diverse populations across the lifespan, while taking into account the surgical procedures and comorbid conditions.
2. Implement a formulated anesthesia plan of care in a safe, efficient and cost-effective manner to ensure the best possible patient outcome.
3. Analyze physiologic responses to the anesthetic and implement scientifically sound interventions.
4. Evaluate nurse anesthesia care to positively impact patient outcomes, reduce complications, and improve the safety and quality of nurse anesthesia care.
5. Demonstrate the highest legal, ethical, and practice standards for nurse anesthesia while accepting responsibility and accountability for one’s own actions as a healthcare professional.