Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia
This type of document expresses the AANA's official positions of beliefs on practice-related topics. They may also define the knowledge, skills, and abilities considered necessary for a nurse anesthetist.
What is a position statement?
This fasting guideline applies to clear liquids before elective procedures under general anesthesia.
What is 2 hours?
This type of anesthesia is defined as a drug-induced reversible state characterized by unconsciousness, amnesia, immobility, and control of ANS responses to noxious stimulation
What is general anesthesia?
This system prevents inadvertent misconnections of gas cylinders.
What is the Pin Index Safety System?
This volume comprises 40% of total body water (TBW).
What is intracellular fluid?
This ethical principle supports the patient's right to make informed decisions about their own care.
What is autonomy?
This classifications system helps assess a patient's overall health status prior to anesthesia.
What is the ASA Physical Status Classification System?
This induction agent can cause adrenal suppression and is often avoided in septic patients.
What is etomidate?
This is the maximum pressure and volume for an E-cylinder that contains oxygen.
What is 660 L and 1,900 psi?
Name the 3 major ions of intracellular fluid.
What is K+, Mg+2, and PO4-2?
The use of unnecessary invasive perioperative testing is most likely to put the provider in violation of the principle of:
What is nonmaleficence?
This functional capacity estimate is based on physical activity and is used to stratify cardiac risk.
What are metabolic equivalents, or METs?
This agent is associated with increased secretions, hallucinations, and sympathomimetic effects.
What is ketamine?
This system operates at a pressure between 45-55 psi and controls gas flow after it has passed through the pressure regulator but before it reaches the flow control valves.
What is the intermediate pressure system.
This is the movement of water across a semipermeable membrane.
What is osmosis?
What is implied consent?
This common cause of intraoperative anaphylaxis is often found in urinary catheters, gloves, and IV ports.
What is latex?
This inherited condition triggered by volatile anesthetics or succinylcholine can cause hyperthermia, hypercapnia, and muscle rigidity.
What is malignant hyperthermia?
This valve allows manual delivery 100% oxygen directly into the breathing circuit at a rate between 35-75 L/min.
What is the oxygen flush valve?
This is the normal plasma osmolarity?
What is 280-290 mOsm/L?
These 4 things must be proven to win a negligence or malpractice claim?
What is duty, breach of duty, causation, and damages?
Name 3 predictors for postoperative pulmonary complications.
What are smoking, chronic lung disease, and open aorta/thoracic/upper abdominal surgeries?
This is the alveolar concentration required to block ANS response to painful stimulus.
What is MAC-bar (~1.5 MAC)?
This is the backup or secondary oxygen delivery system that operates independently from the primary oxygen flowmeters.
What is the alternative oxygen control?
This category of solutions have an osmolarity that approximates the plasma (or cells).
What are isotonic solutions?