ANE-617 ADV PHARM FOR ANESTHESIA PRACTICE

This course is designed to follow NUR 618 and provides the third semester anesthesia student with the necessary education in the advanced pharmacology of the primary agents used in anesthetic practice. Building on previously learned scientific knowledge of the general principles of pharmacology, this course provides an in-depth study of physiologic and pharmacotherapeutic principles and agents used in anesthesia including the inhalational and intravenous anesthetic agents and adjuncts, opioids, local anesthetics, and the cholinergic agonists and antagonists. In addition, other important anesthetic concepts such as the gas laws, acid-base chemistry, and selection criteria of the anesthetic agents will be discussed. Prerequisites: Admission into Doctor of Nursing Practice Program sequence, or special permission of the faculty member. Admission criteria is defined in the Graduate Catalogue.

Credits

3

Distribution

College of Nursing & Hlth Sci

Offered

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