Anaesthetic Nursing
This unit of study is designed for nurses with foundational knowledge and skills in anaesthetic nursing. It facilitates consolidation and expansion of existing knowledge within the speciality of anaesthetic nursing. Students will examine the role of the anaesthetic nurse and use professional perioperative standards, guidelines and research to inform a systematic approach to nursing assessment and management.
Term : APRIL, OCTOBER
Hours of Study: 150
Credit Points : 6
This unit has no pre-requisites and is suitable for ENs
Theme 1: Pre-procedural nursing assessment
Appraise the role of the anaesthetic nurse in optimising person-centred outcomes in the perioperative environment.
Theme 2: Anaesthesia delivery
Conceptualise the systematic assessment processes in the pre and intra- operative phases of care.
Theme 3: Anaesthesia monitoring
Critically reflect on the advanced knowledge and skills required to provide a safe environment during anaesthesia.
Theme 4: General anaesthesia and pharmacology
Evaluate the evidence-based nursing care required to meet the physical and psychological needs of an individual undergoing anaesthesia.
Theme 5: Anaesthetic emergencies
Theme 6: Procedural anaesthesia
Theme 7: Transfer of care
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Hazards of Po...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- The patient positioned for surgery is vulnerable to extraneous harm. Knowledge of the common injuries and understanding of the causes of harm enables the anaesthetist to minimize the risks.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Bones And Joi...
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- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session describes the anatomy of the upper and lower limbs, concentrating on the bones and joints. Particular attention is paid to those bones and joints that are of importance to the anaesthetist.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Facial Skelet...
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- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session describes the bones of the facial skeleton and skull vault. The important muscles that move the mandible are described. The classification and positions of fracture lines commonly seen following trauma to the face and surgical osteotomy are a
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Spine Part 2:...
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- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session covers the anatomy of the sacrum, coccyx and sacral hiatus. It describes the intervertebral discs and spinal ligaments, and the vertebral levels of some of the surface markings of the body. The different types of spina bifida are reviewed.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Spine: Cervic...
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- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- The session covers the anatomy of the bones of the vertebral column in the cervical, thoracic and lumbar regions.
