Nurse Anesthesia

Assistant Director Sass Elisha works at the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia, Pasadena, California. Jeremy S. Heiner works at the Academic and Clinical Faculty in the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia. John J. Nagelhout is a Director at the School of Anesthesia, Kaiser Permanente, California State University-Fullerton, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA.

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