NRSG 7509 — Advanced Concepts in Nurse Anesthesia Practice
3 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Focuses on the pharmacodynamic, pharmacokinetic, and physiologic principles related to the delivery of anesthetics and adjunctive drugs in advanced nurse anesthesia practice. Emphasizes pharmacologic management of patients with complex health problems, including multisystem failure and multidrug therapy. Studies anesthetic management for extensive surgeries performed on adults and children to develop safe intra-operative and perioperative care plans. Covers integration of pharmacological data, anesthesia administration, monitoring technology, and comprehensive advanced nursing care to return patients to their optimal state of health. Includes an overview of pain and regional anesthesia with an emphasis on anesthetic indications, management, and complications. Presents fundamental principles governing obstetrical anesthesia, emphasizing normal physiological changes associated with pregnancy, anesthetic considerations, complications inherent in pregnancy, and approaches to anesthesia.