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Anesthesiology Courses
| 116:006 Clinical Anesthesia |
2 s.h. |
| Clinical instruction in perioperative care of the surgical patient; preoperative evaluation, consideration of co-existing medical problems, intraoperative care, postoperative management; basic airway management; introduction to clinical management of acute and chronic pain; case conferences, simulator training. |
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| 116:010 Clinical Anesthesia Senior |
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| Advanced clinical experience in anesthesia management of surgical patients with co-existing medical problems; clinical experience in various forms of anesthesia; general, regional (spinal, epidural, peripheral nerve block) anesthesia; practical experience in airway management; mask ventilation, endotracheal intubation, LMA placement, other alternative airway techniques; medical management of surgical patient under anesthesia; pharmacology, cardiovascular and pulmonary physiology; case conferences. |
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| 116:011 Intensive Care |
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| Evaluation, treatment of seriously ill patients in intensive care; ventilator management, evaluation of pulmonary function, monitoring of cardiovascular status, fluid balance and acid base problems, advance monitoring techniques. |
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| 116:271 Chemical and Physical Principles of Anesthesia Practice |
3 s.h. |
| Chemistry and physics, as applied to anesthesia. Prerequisite: admission to anesthesia nursing program or consent of instructor. Same as 096:271. |
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| 116:272 Pharmacology of Anesthesia Practice I |
3 s.h. |
| Mechanism and action of drugs; focus on pharmacotherapeutic principles, including pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, receptor binding, cell signaling; principles of uptake, distribution, elimination of anesthetic and adjunctive agents. Prerequisites: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:271 or consent of instructor, and admission to anesthesia nursing program. Same as 096:272. |
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| 116:273 Pharmacology of Anesthesia Practice II |
1 s.h. |
| Continuation of 116:272; vascular, hepatic, renal, GI, endocrine aspects; cellular mechanisms, electrolytes alterations. Prerequisites: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:272 or consent of instructor, and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:273. |
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| 116:274 Basic Principles of Anesthesia Practice |
3 s.h. |
| Overview of anesthesia as a nursing specialty; patient assessment, anesthetic planning and management, pertinent regulations; principles of general and regional anesthesia for surgical specialties. Prerequisite: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:272 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: 116:273. Same as 096:274. |
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| 116:275 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice I |
2 s.h. |
| Special needs and intraoperative management of obstetric, pediatric, and neurological patients; emphasis on pathophysiology, monitoring, ancillary requirements. Prerequisites: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:273 and 116:274, or consent of instructor. Same as 096:275. |
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| 116:276 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice II |
2 s.h. |
| Special needs and intraoperative management of patients in cardiac, vascular, thoracic, and other surgical specialties; focus on altered pathophysiology, anesthetic requirements; strategies for special surgical situations. Prerequisites: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:273 and 116:274, or consent of instructor. Same as 096:276. |
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| 116:277 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia Practice III |
1 s.h. |
| Acute and chronic pain management; anesthetic problems with concurrent multisystem disease, advanced age, altered physical and/or mental status. Prerequisites: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:273 and 116:274, or consent of instructor. Same as 096:277. |
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| 116:278 Professional Aspects of Anesthesia Nursing Practice |
2 s.h. |
| Issues in contemporary anesthesia nursing practice: historical development; ethical, legal, and political aspects; evaluation; quality management; responsibilities; career expectations and development; role of professional organization. Prerequisite: anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:278. |
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| 116:279 Equipment and Technological Principles of Anesthesia Practice |
1 s.h. |
| Anesthesia delivery systems, ancillary equipment, monitoring devices; correlation of applicable chemical and physical principles for use, safe operation, care, and cleaning of anesthesia-related equipment. Prerequisites: 116:271 and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:279. |
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| 116:287 Pharmacology of Anesthesia Practice III |
1 s.h. |
| Drugs specific to various specialty areas: tocolytics, vasoactive and cardioactive agents, drugs that alter clotting, chronic pain therapy agents. Prerequisites: grade of 2.67 or higher in 116:273 or consent of instructor, and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:287. |
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| 116:290 Introductory Clinical Anesthesia |
1 s.h. |
| Initial anesthesia preceptorship under faculty supervision; development of basic clinical skills for work as a nurse anesthetist. Prerequisites: basic science core courses and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:290. |
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| 116:291 Clinical Anesthesia I |
1 s.h. |
| Supervised anesthesia clinical experience for general, orthopedic, gynecologic, pediatric, urologic, dental, EENT, ambulatory surgery, or invasive diagnostic procedures. Prerequisites: 116:290 and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:291. |
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| 116:292 Clinical Anesthesia II |
1 s.h. |
| Clinical anesthesia experience under faculty supervision at University Hospitals and Clinics, in surgical subspecialty rotations not completed in 116:291. Prerequisites: 116:291 and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:292. |
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| 116:293 Advanced Clinical Anesthesia |
1 s.h. |
| Clinical anesthesia experiences in neurologic surgery, cardiovascular/thoracic surgery; experience providing anesthesia for patients with complex pathophysiology in varied surgical settings. Prerequisites: g.p.a. of at least 2.67, anesthesia nursing concentration courses, and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:293. |
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| 116:294 Obstetrical Anesthesia |
1 s.h. |
| Experience providing anesthesia for the parturient and initial neonatal care; two one-month rotations off campus. Prerequisites: anesthesia nursing courses and anesthesia nursing program enrollment. Same as 096:294. |
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| 116:295 Rural Anesthesia |
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| Anesthesia experience in community hospitals; three one-month rotations at UI-affiliated clinical sites in rural Iowa. Prerequisites: anesthesia nursing program enrollment and courses. Same as 096:295. |
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| 116:333 Intensive Care off Campus |
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| Evaluation and treatment of seriously ill patients in a non-UIHC intensive care unit; artificial ventilation, evaluation of pulmonary function, monitoring of cardiovascular status, fluid balance and acid base problems, advance monitoring techniques. Prerequisites: 4 s.h. of 116:010 and consent of program director. |
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| 116:998 Anesthesia on Campus |
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| Well defined research project relating to anesthesia; arranged by student with departmental approval. |
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| 116:999 Anesthesia off Campus |
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| Knowledge development in anesthesia work and monitor use; ability to identify respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurologic effects of anesthetic agents; skill in airway management; basic skills in general, spinal, epidural, and peripheral nerve block anesthesia. |
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