xvii, 855 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm + 1 disk (3 1/2 in.)
ISBNs
9780838581186, 0838581188
OCLC
ocm38180374
Includes bibliographical references and index.
System requirements: IBM/compatible PC.
Pt. I. From Nurse to Nurse Anesthetist. 1. Justifiably Proud: A Brief History of Nurse Anesthetists / Evan Koch and Lee C. Fosburgh. 2. The Evolution of the Role of the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist / Scot D. Foster. 3. Legal Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice / Gene A. Blumenreich. 4. Strategies for Learning in Graduate Education / Alfred E. Lupien -- Pt. II. Environment. 5. Surgical Environments for the Twenty-First Century / Christine S. Zambricki. 6. Occupational Health and Safety / Brent Sommer. 7. Patient Health and Safety / 8. Anesthetic Delivery Systems / Wynne R. Waugaman -- Pt. III. Assessment Across the Life Span. 9. Perianesthetic Assessment in a Health Model / Wynne R. Waugaman. 10. Assessment of the Cardiovascular System of the Adult / Debra A. Barber and J. L. Reeves-Viets. 11. Respiratory Assessment in the Adult / Michael Kremer. 12. Assessment of the Neurologic System of the Adult / Steve L. Alves and Stephen J. Yermal. 13. Assessment of the Renal, Gastrointestinal, and Endocrine Systems of the Adult / John G. Aker, Jane A. Scanlan and K. Patman Smith. 14. The Geriatric Patient / Wynne R. Waugaman and Benjamin M. Rigor, Sr. 15. The Neonatal and Pediatric Patient / Susanna K. Cook Lindsey. 16. The Obstetric Patient / Charles H. Moore and Regina Y. Fragneto -- Pt. IV. Applied Pharmacology. 17. Pharmacologic Principles of Anesthesia / Michele E. Gold. 18. Inhaled Anesthetics / Michele E. Gold and Linda S. Finander. 19. Pharmacology of Intravenous Anesthetics / Ilze Ducis. 20. Pharmacology of Local Anesthetics / John G. Aker. 21. Pharmacology of Neuromuscular Blockade and Antagonism / Gary D. Zarr. 22. Pharmacology of Cardiovascular Drugs / Cathy Mastropietro -- Pt. V. Perioperative Management, Techniques, and Applications. 23. Perioperative Monitoring / Ceil E. Vercellino and Leo A. Le Bel
24. Positioning for Anesthesia and Surgery / Celeste G. Villanueva. 25. Airway Management / W. Gray McCall. 26. Fluid Therapy / Leon F. Deisering. 27. Blood and Blood Component Therapy / J. L. Reeves-Viets. 28. Techniques of General Anesthesia and Conscious Sedation / Dolores A. Maxey. 29. Regional Anesthesia Techniques / Francis R. Gerbasi. 30. Postoperative Management and Critical Care / Cecil B. Drain. 31. Pain Management / Margaret Faut-Callahan and Louis Heindel. 32. Case Planning and Management by Patient Classification / Donna Jean Funke -- Pt. VI. Outcomes and Evaluation. 33. Documentation of Anesthesia Care / Elizabeth Sodbinow. 34. Anesthetic Complications / Lucille Y. Osaki. 35. Anesthesia Outcomes and Evaluation / Denise Martin-Sheridan -- Computer Diskette (Reference Information and Clinical Tips) / Laurie Hanna