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 | Spinal Cord, ...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session covers the anatomy of the spinal cord, and focuses on the spinal nerves, and the nerve pathways ascending and descending, through its structure. It also covers the blood supply to the spinal cord.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Macroscopic A...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session will cover the gross anatomy of the brain, cerebrospinal fluid production and circulation and the anatomy of the meninges.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Blood Supply ...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session covers the major cerebral blood vessels including those making up the circle of Willis, the further distribution of blood to the brain, and subsequent venous drainage.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Great Vessels...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- This session describes the four sets of great vessels originating or terminating in the heart, along with their major branches and tributaries in the thorax, abdomen and limbs.
- Anaesthesia Fundamentals | Anatomy | Conducting Sy...
- Posted By eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
- Posted Date: 2024-11-25
- Location:Online
- In this session you will learn about the conducting system of the heart, including its association with contraction of the heart chambers, electrocardiogram (ECG) trace and associated arrhythmias.
