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Package - Audio
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Product Details
- Format:
- Package - Audio Instructions
- Length:
- 12 hr 5 min
- Details:
- Multi-disc audio recording with electronic manual and instructions.
- Author:
- NANCY MCGUSHIN, MSN, RN, CNL, CPAN
- Publisher:
- PESI HealthCare
- Copyright:
- 3/27/2015
- CE Available:
- Yes, See CE credit tab for complete continuing education details
- Product Code:
- RKIT076800
Objectives
- Discuss the importance of critical thinking in preparing for examinations.
- Describe the importance of using national perianesthesia nursing standards of care to guide perianthesia nursing practice.
- Evaluate the pharmacodynamics/pharmacokinetics of drugs used for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia.
- Examine the stages of general anesthesia induction and reversal.
- Analyze the risks and benefits of regional anesthesia techniques.
- Compare the needs of special patient populations in perianethesia care.
- Relate the preoperative preparation process to the effects of anesthesia and surgery.
- Prioritize Phase I care of the post-anesthetic patient.
- List important discharge criteria for the Phase II post-operative patient.
- Identify the appropriate treatment for common post-anesthetic emergencies.
- Give examples of the common medications used to treat post-operative emergencies.
- Explore 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
Author
NANCY MCGUSHIN, MSN, RN, CNL, CPAN
Nancy McGushin has been a certified postanesthesia nurse (CPAN®) since 1994. She currently serves as the Perianesthesia Nurse Educator at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where she provides unit-based education and competency training for colleagues in the Ambulatory Surgery Unit, Preoperative Holding and Postanesthesia Phases I (PACU) settings. Nancy worked for fourteen years in inpatient PACU settings and for nine years in preanesthesia and postanesthesia care in a free-standing ambulatory surgery center. Her nursing career also includes experience in medical-surgical and neurosurgical critical care nursing, as well as staff development and nursing management.
She is an active member of the American Society of Perianesthesia Nurses (ASPAN), a member of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN), and an affiliate member of the Ohio Nurses Association (ONA). Disclosures:
Financial: Nancy McGushin has an employment relationship with Grand Canyon University; The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center; and Otterbein University. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Nancy McGushin is a member of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses (ASPAN); and Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
Continuing Education Credits Awarded for Completion of Entire Package
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Combined Continuing Education Credit From All Components
Breakdown of Continuing Education Credits by Components
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076795 - Certification Prep for Perianesthesia Nurses
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NSN076800 - CPAN Access - Nurses Success Network (NSN)
Audience
Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists, Surgery Technicians, Surgical First Assistants
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Your satisfaction is our goal and our guarantee. Concerns should be addressed to PESI HealthCare, P.O. Box 1000, Eau Claire, WI 54702-1000 or call (800) 844-8260.
ADA Needs
We would be happy to accommodate your ADA needs; please call our Customer Service Department for more information at (800) 844-8260.