Nurse Anesthesia

Unit I: Professional Issues 1. Nurse Anesthesia: A History of Challenge 2. Specialty Practice of Nurse Anesthesia 3. Nurse Anesthesia Education in the United States- NEW! 4. Legal Issues in Nurse Anesthesia - NEW! Unit II: Scientific Foundations 5. Nurse Anesthesia Research: Science of an Orderly, Purposeful, and Systematic Nature 6. General Principles, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Receptor Concepts 7. Pharmacokinetics 8. Pharmacokinetics of Inhalation Anesthetics 9. Inhalation Anesthetics 10. Intravenous Induction Agents 11. Local Anesthetics 12. Opioid Agonists and Antagonists 13. Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Reversal Agents and Their Monitoring 14. Autonomic and Cardiac Pharmacology 15. Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia Unit III: Technology Related to Anesthesia Practice 16. Anesthesia Equipment 17. Clinical Monitoring I: Cardiovascular System 18. Clinical Monitoring II: Respiratory & Metabolic Systems - NEW! 19. Clinical Monitoring III: Neurological System - NEW! Unit IV: Preoperative Preparation 20. Preoperative Evaluation and Preparation of the Patient Unit V: Intraoperative Management 21. Fluids, Electrolytes, and Blood Component Therapy 22. Positioning For Anesthesia and Surgery 23. Airway Management 24. Cardiovascular Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Anesthesia Management 25. Anesthesia for Cardiac Anesthesia 26. Anesthesia for Vascular Surgery 27. Respiratory Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Anesthesia Management 28. Anesthesia for Thoracic Surgery 29. Neuroanatomy, Neurophysiology, and Neuroanesthesia 30. Renal Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Anesthesia Management 31. Hepatobiliary and Gastrointestinal Disorders and Anesthesia 32. Anesthesia for Laparoscopic Surgery 33. Musculoskeletal System: Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology and Anesthesia Management 34. The Endocrine System and Anesthesia 35. Hematology and Anesthesia 36. Thermal Injury and Anesthesia 37. Trauma Anesthesia 38. Outpatient Anesthesia 39. Anesthesia for Ear, Nose, Throat, and Maxillofacial Surgery 40. Anesthesia for Ophthalmic Procedures 41. Anesthesia for Orthopedics and Podiatry 42. The Immune System and Anesthesia 43. Anesthesia and Laser Surgery 44. Obesity and Anesthesia Practice 45. Regional Anesthesia - Spinal and Epidural Anesthesia 46. Regional Anesthesia - Upper and Lower Extremity Blocks - NEW! 47. Obstetric Anesthesia 48. Neonatal Anesthesia - NEW! 49. Pediatric Anesthesia 50. Geriatrics and Anesthesia Practice 51. Postanesthesia Recovery 52. Pain Management 53. Anesthesia for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures 54. Anesthesia Complications - NEW!