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Product Identifiers
PublisherPrentice Hall PTR
ISBN-100838581188
ISBN-139780838581186
eBay Product ID (ePID)652198
Product Key Features
Number of Pages912 Pages
Publication NamePrinciples and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAnesthesiology, Nursing / General
Publication Year1998
TypeTextbook
AuthorBenjamin M. Rigor, Wynne R. Waugaman, Scott D. Foster
Subject AreaMedical
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.4 in
Item Weight72.7 Oz
Item Length11.2 in
Item Width8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number3
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN97-046159
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentI. FROM NURSE TO NURSE ANESTHETIST. 1. History of Nurse Anesthesia. 2. CRNA Role Evaluation. 3. Legal Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice. 4. Strategies for Learning in Graduate Education. II. ENVIRONMENT. 5. Surgical Environments for the 21st Century. 6. Occupational Health and Safety. 7. Patient Health and Safety. 8. Anesthetic Delivery Systems. III. ASSESSMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN. 9. Process of Assessment in a Health Model. 10. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System of the Adult. 11. Assessment of the Respiratory System of the Adult. 12. Assessment of the Neurological System of the Adult. 13. Assessment of the Renal, Endocrine and GI Systems of the Adult. 14. The Geriatric Patient. 15. The Neonatal and Pediatric Patient. 16. The Obstetrical Patient. IV. APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY. 17. Pharmacologic Principles. 18. Inhales Anesthetics. 19. Pharmacology of Intravenous Anesthetics. 20. Pharmacology of Local Anesthesia. 21. Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Blockade and Antagonism. 22. Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs in Anesthesia Practice. V. PERIOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT, TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS. 23. Perioperative Monitoring. 24. Positioning for Anesthesia and Surgery. 25. Airway Management. 26. Fluid Therapy. 27. Blood and Blood Component Therapy. 28. Techniques of Conscious Sedation and General Anesthesia. 29. Techniques of Regional Anesthesia. 30. Postoperative Management and Critical Care. 31. Pain Management. 32. Case Planning and Management by Patient Classification. VI. OUTCOMES AND EVALUATION. 33. Documentation of Anesthesia Care. 34. Anesthetic Complications. 35. Anesthetic Outcomes and Evaluation.
SynopsisFor courses in Nurse Anesthesia. This popular text emphasizes assessment and a return to health and wellness following anesthesia. Comprehensive and complete, it focuses on the application of theoretical principles to clinical practice. It stimulates critical thinking and incorporates recent changes in the health care environment.