Full Course Description
Perianesthesia Nurse Certification Review Course
Program Information
Objectives
- Consider the importance of critical thinking in preparing for examinations.
- Suggest the importance of using national perianesthesia nursing standards of care to guide perianesthesia nursing practice.
- Evaluate the pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics of drugs used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia.
- Prepare for the stages of general anesthesia induction and reversal.
- Analyze the risks and benefits of regional anesthesia techniques.
- Assess the needs of special patient populations in perianesthesia care.
- Characterize the preoperative preparation process to the effects of anesthesia and surgery.
- Prioritize Phase I care of the post-anesthetic patient.
- Measure important discharge criteria for the Phase II post-operative patient.
- Select the appropriate treatment for common post-anesthetic emergencies.
- Administer the common medications used to treat post-operative emergencies.
- Incorporate advanced monitoring techniques used in the PACU.
Outline
Critical Thinking & Test Taking Tips
ASPAN Guidelines
- Perianesthesia Practice Recommendations
- Ethical Practice
Medications for General Anesthesia
- Sedation Drugs
- Induction Agents
- Hypnotics
- Dissociative Agents
- Alpha-2 Agonists
- Inhalation Agents
- Opioids
- Neuromuscular Blocking Drugs
- Reversal Agents
Stages of General Anesthesia & Reversal
- Stage I - Anesthesia & Amnesia
- Stage II - Delirium/Excitation
- Stage III - Surgical Anesthesia
- Stage IV - Overdose
- Reversal of Anesthesia
Pharmacodynamics of Local Anesthetic Agents
- Amide Agents
- Ester Agents
- Complications of Local Anesthetics
Risks & Benefits of Regional Anesthesia
- Spinal Anesthesia
- Epidural Anesthesia
- Peripheral Nerve Blocks
- IV Blocks
- Ultrasound-Guided Nerve Blocks
Special Populations
- Pediatric Patients
- Geriatric Patients
- Pregnant Patients
- Obese Patients
- Diabetic Patients
- Asthmatic Patients
Perioperative Preparation Process
Pre-Admission Preparation
- Effects of Timing of Surgery on PAT Process
- Pre-Admission Testing
- Medical, Surgical, and Anesthetic History
- Medication Reconciliation
- Prescription Medications
- Herbal Preparations
- OTC Medications
Preoperative Preparation
- Physical Assessment
- Procedural/Anesthetic Preparation
Phase I Care of the Post-Anesthetic Patient
- Admission Critical Elements
- Airway Management
- Physical Assessment
- Standard Monitoring Techniques
- Post-anesthetic Scoring Systems
- Phase I Discharge Criteria
Phase II Care of the Postoperative Patient
- Physical Assessment
- Post-anesthesia Scoring
- Control of Pain
- Control of Nausea
- Patient/Family Teaching
- Transportation Concerns
- Legal Standards
Post-anesthetic Emergencies
- Hypothermia
- Pain
- Respiratory Complications
- Cardiovascular Complications
- Emergence Disorders
- Fluid & Electrolyte Imbalances
- Malignant Hyperthermia
Medications Used to Treat Emergencies
- Oxygen
- Cardiovascular Medications
- Respiratory Medications
- Sedatives
- Anesthetic Agents
Advanced Monitoring in the PACU
- Arterial Line
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter
- Central Venous Pressure
Target Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists
Copyright :
06/14/2018