Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia VII

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Engage in anesthesia nursing practice at an advanced level.
• Apply knowledge, skills, and the inquiry process in the delivery of anesthesia nursing care.
• Analyze policies and procedures in the operating room environment that affect anesthesia nursing care.
• Apply knowledge of self, individual, family, and socio/cultural/economic groups to the practice of anesthesia nursing to include the influence of the person’s health status on the delivery of anesthesia nursing care.
• Demonstrate the art of caring for self, individuals, families, and colleagues throughout the perioperative period.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Anesthesia Care Plans	5%
Clinical Practicum with Daily Clinical Preceptor Evaluation	85%
Submission of Required Clinical Documents	5%
Medatrax Case Data Entry	5%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
100-93	A
92-85	B
84-77	C
76 or less	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance in the clinical area is mandatory. Excused absences for illness and or emergencies may be arranged with the course director. All absences must be reported to the clinical course director via email. Students are expected to initiate a request for make–up time for the absence.

Participation is essential for your learning and success in this class.

· Planned Absences: If you know you will be absent, you are required to notify the instructor via email as soon as possible and before the scheduled date of absence.

· Extenuating Circumstances: In cases of emergencies or unforeseen circumstances that require your absence, please inform the instructor via email as soon as possible. Include details about the situation and, if appropriate, provide supporting documentation.

Repeated unexcused absences or failure to notify the instructor may negatively impact your grade. Exceptions to this policy will be considered on a case-by-case basis for legitimate and documented reasons.

Your communication and proactive approach regarding attendance are greatly appreciated.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• AANA Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Practice course
• APEX Anesthesia: Board Review, CRNA Continuing Education. (2023). Retrieved August 10, 2024, from https://www.apexanesthesia.com/student
• Barash, P. G., Cullen, B. F., & Stoelting, R. K., Cahalan, M., Stock, M.C., & Ortega, R. (2023). Clinical anesthesia (9th Ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
• Butterworth, J. F., Mackey D. C., & Wasnick, J. D. (2022). Morgan & Mikhail’s clinical anesthesia (7th Ed.). New York, NY: Lange Medical Books/McGraw-Hill.
• Cote, C. J., Lerman, J., & Anderson, B.J. (2019). A practice of anesthesia for infants and children (6th ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier. (No newer version)
• Davis PJ, Cladis FP. (2021) Smith’s anesthesia for infants and children (10th Ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
• Flood, P., Rathmell, J. P., & Shafer, S. S. (2021). Stoelting’s pharmacology & physiology in anesthetic practice (6th Ed.). Riverwoods, IL: Wolters Kluwer.
• Hall, J. E. (2026). Guyton and Hall textbook of medical physiology (15th Ed). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier.
• Hensley, F. A., Shaw, A.D., & Gravlee, G. P. (2019). A practical approach to cardiothoracic anesthesia (6th Ed.) Riverwoods, IL: Wolters Kluwer. (No newer version)
• Hines, R. L. & Marschall, K. E. (2021). Stoelting’s anesthesia and co-existing disease (8th Ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.
• Levitzky, M. (2018). Pulmonary physiology (9th Ed.). New York: NY: McGraw-Hill. (No newer version)
• Miller, R. D. (Eds.). (2019). Anesthesia, volume 1&2 (9th Ed.) Philadelphia: PA: Elsevier. (No newer version)
• Nagelhout, J. J. & Elisha, S. (2022). Nurse anesthesia (7th Ed.) Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier.