DNAP 501 Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I

Topics include pre-anesthesia evaluation and choice of anesthetic, fluid and blood therapy, monitoring, introduction to the anesthesia machine, acid-base balance, pain management, post anesthesia care unit, basic airway management and regional anesthesia. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour lab session per week. Required lab time will be held at CCSU or affiliated hospital sites.