PeriAnesthesia Nursing

Section I: The Post Anesthesia Care Unit 1.Space Planning and Basic Equipment Systems 2.Perianesthesia Nursing as a Specialty 3.Management and Policies 4.Patient Safety in PACU: Managing Crises 5.Infection Control in the PACU 6.Managed Care and its Impact on the PACU 7.Legal Issues in the PACU 8.Ethics of Health Care in the PACU 9.Research: Evidence Based Clinical Practice Section II: Physiological Considerations in the PACU 10.The Nervous System 11.The Cardiovascular System 12.The Respiratory System 13.The Renal System 14.Fluids and Electrolytes and Blood Component Therapy 15.The Endocrine System 16.The Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal System 17.The Integumentary System 18.The Immune System Section III: Concepts in Anesthetic Agents 19.Basic Principles of Pharmacology 20.Inhalation Anesthesia 21.Nonopioid Intravenous Anesthetics 22.Opioid Intravenous Anesthetics 23.Neuromuscular Blocking Agents 24.Local Anesthetics 25.Regional Anesthesia Section IV: Nursing Care in the PACU 26.Transition from the Operating Room to the PACU 27.Assessment and Monitoring of the Perianesthesia Patient 28.Patient Education and Care of the Perianesthesia Patient 29.Postanesthesia Care Complications 30.Assessment and Management of the Airway 31.Assessment and management in the PACU 32.Perianesthesia Care of the Ear, Nose, Throat, Neck, and Maxillofacial Surgical Patient 33.Perianesthesia Care of the Ophthalmic Surgical Patient 34.Perianesthesia Care of the Thoracic Surgical Patient 35.Perianesthesia Care of the Cardiac Surgical Patient 36.Perianesthesia Care of the Vascular Surgical Patient 37.Perianesthesia Care of the Orthopedic Surgical Patient 38.Perianesthesia Care of the Neurosurgical Patient 39.Perianesthesia Care of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgical Patient 40.Perianesthesia Care of the Gastrointestinal, Abdominal, and Anorectal Surgical Patient 41.Perianesthesia Care of the Genitourinary Surgical Patient 42.Perianesthesia Care of the Obstetric and Gynecological Surgical Patient 43.Perianesthesia Care of the Breast Surgical Patient 44.Perianesthesia Care of the Plastic Surgical Patient 45.Perianesthesia Care of the Thermally Injured Patient 46.Perianesthesia Care of the Ambulatory Surgical Patient 47.Perianesthesia Care and the Laser/Laparoscopic Surgical Patient Section V: Special Considerations 48.Perianesthesia Care of the Patient with Chronic Disorders 49.Perianesthesia Care of the Pediatric Patient 50.Perianesthesia Care of the Geriatric Patient 51.Perianesthesia Care of the Pregnant Patient 52.Perianesthesia Care of the Substance Using Patient 53.Perianesthesia Care of the Patient with Thermal Imbalance 54.Perianesthesia Care of the Shock Trauma Patient 55.Bioterrorism and its Impact on the PACU 56.Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the PACU