3.5

credits

Average Course Rating

This is the fourth in a series of eight (8) courses. This course builds upon the clinical knowledge and foundational concepts developed in Clinical Residency I II, and III. Students improve clinical competency and apply critical thinking skills and best practices in the synthesis and correlation of didactic information to the clinical practice of nurse anesthesiology. Students develop and implement anesthesia management plans for all patient populations based on best evidence. Clinical experiences focus on anesthesia care of complex patients across the lifespan undergoing elective and emergency surgical and diagnostic procedures. An emphasis is placed on patient safety and vigilance, culturally competent care of the patient throughout the peri-anesthesia continuum, interpersonal communication, and integration of critical and reflective thinking of an anesthesia provider.