Description
This first clinical practicum course is designed to develop clinical competencies of nurse anesthesia students by applying evidence-based knowledge and acquired skills in a supervised practicum. Students spend 2 days/ week in the perioperative environment under clinical faculty/preceptor guidance, students will plan, implement, and manage basic anesthesia-related concerns of patients across the continuum of care- from preoperative assessment to post-operative evaluation. Introduction to special populations, geriatrics, pediatrics and obstetrics commences. Clinical objectives are reflective of didactic material presented within the semester to prepare the student to progress from the dependent novice role in the clinical setting to an independent practitioner, in the role of the Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).
Prerequisites: NUR 701, NUR 702, NUR 703, & NUR 750