NA 740 Principles of Anesthesia 1

Credit, four hours.
Introduces the nurse anesthesia student to the safe practice of anesthesia. Students will learn basic concepts that are requisite for the development of a safe anesthesia plan. Material covered includes medical gas supply, the anesthesia workstation, advanced monitoring, airway equipment and management, fluid management strategies, central venous access, arterial access, temperature monitoring and regulation, and anesthesia sequencing. Learning opportunities include lecture, case studies, team-based activities, and simulation in both classroom and hi-fidelity environments.
1. Develop and comprehensive evidence-based perioperative anesthetic management
plan for the adult, maximizing safety.
2. Demonstrate the ability to select and implement appropriate anesthetic equipment;
prevent, recognize, and treat anesthetic equipment related complications.
3. Compare and contrast the role of an advanced practice nurse anesthetist with the role
of a baccalaureate prepared nurse.
4. Recognize risk factors inherent to the health and wellness relative to the practice of
nurse anesthesia.
5. Actively participate in evidence-based clinical correlations to apply knowledge
gained through case studies, team-based learning, and simulations. Prerequisite(s):

NA 710

Corequisite(s):

NA 721

NA 730