Objectives

In addition to the purpose/objectives of the Master in Nursing program, the graduate completing the specialization in the Nurse Anesthesia Program will be able to:

• perform a preoperative anesthetic assessment and interview
• interpret pertinent laboratory and diagnostic studies
• prepare patients for their surgical procedure
• formulate an anesthetic care plan responsive to age, physiological, emotional, intellectual and cultural variables as well as the surgical procedure
• assemble, test, and operate needed equipment for anesthesia administration
• implement a variety of anesthetic techniques and agents
• administer anesthesia to patients with a variety of pathology undergoing a variety of surgical procedures
• administer a variety of general, regional, and monitored anesthesia care anesthetic techniques
• manage anesthesia administration from induction through emergence
• manage blood and fluid therapy
• monitor a wide range of patient parameters as indicated by patient condition and surgical procedure
• maintain a comprehensive, legal record
• provide patient advocacy and promote patient safety
• utilize universal precautions and infection control measures specific to the practice of nursing anesthesia
• use theory and scientific principles to guide clinical practice anticipate, recognize and appropriately respond to perioperative anesthetic complications
• assume active participation in the resuscitative team and maintain ACLS and PALS certification
• collaborate with other health care providers in perioperative anesthesia delivery, pain management, and critical care services
• function within appropriate legal requirements as a registered professional nurse, accepting responsibility for his/her practice
• integrate research findings into practice
• integrate ethical principles into clinical practice
• administer culturally competent nurse anesthesia care