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BSN to MSN Program Terminal Objectives
- Be vigilant in the delivery of patient care.
- Refrain from engaging in extraneous activities that abandon or minimize vigilance while providing direct patient care (e.g., texting, reading, emailing, etc.).
- Protect patients from iatrogenic complications.
- Participate in the positioning of patients to prevent injury.
- Conduct a comprehensive and appropriate equipment check.
- Utilize standard precautions and appropriate infection control measures.
- Provide care throughout the perianesthetic continuum.
- Use a variety of current anesthesia techniques, agents, adjunctive drugs, and equipment while providing anesthesia.
- Administer general anesthesia to patients of all ages and physical conditions for a variety of surgical and medically related procedures.
- Provide anesthesia services to all patients, including trauma and emergency cases.
- Administer and manage a variety of regional anesthetics.
- Function as a resource person for airway and ventilator management of patients.
- Possess current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) recognition.
- Possess current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) recognition.
- Deliver culturally competent perianesthetic care throughout the anesthesia experience.
- Perform a comprehensive history and physical assessment.
- Apply knowledge to practice in decision making and problem solving.
- Provide nurse anesthesia care based on sound principles and research evidence.
- Perform a preanesthesia assessment and formulate an anesthesia care plan for patients to
whom they are assigned to administer anesthesia.
- Identify and take appropriate action when confronted with anesthetic equipment-related malfunctions.
- Interpret and utilize data obtained from noninvasive and invasive monitoring modalities.
- Calculate, initiate and manage fluid and blood component therapy.
- Recognize and appropriately respond to anesthetic complications that occur during the perianesthetic period.
- Pass the NBCRNA certification examination in accordance with NBCRNA policies and procedures.
- Effectively communicate with individuals influencing patient care.
- Utilize appropriate verbal, nonverbal and written communication in the delivery of perianesthetic care.
- Participate in activities that improve anesthesia care.
- Function within appropriate legal requirements as a registered professional nurse, accepting responsibility and accountability for his or her practice.
- Interact on a professional level with integrity.
- Teach others.
- Participate in continuing education activities to acquire new knowledge and improve his or her practice.
- Demonstrate knowledge of wellness and chemical dependency in the anesthesia profession through completion of content in wellness and chemical dependency. (Source:2004 Standards for Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, Rev.January,2015)
- Integrate advanced theoretical, research-based, scientific, and clinical knowledge into clinical practice to provide nursing care to diverse clients. (Essential 1)
- Practice independently and corraboratively with an inter-professional team while delivering direct and indirect care services in various types of health care systems. (Essential 2,7,9,10)
- Use research findings from nursing and other disciplines as a basis for clinical decision making to improve practice and to formulate heath policy. (Essential 4,6)
- Use ethical decision making to promote the well being of individuals, families, health care professionals in local, national, and international communities. (Essential 6)
- Utilize evidence-based practice recommendations and professional standards of care to promote health, prevent disease and improve the heath status of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. (Essential 4,8)
- Demonstrate communication skills, including health information management to enhance the quality of care provided at individual and aggregate levels. (Essential 5)
- Demonstrate safe, effective assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation skills in caring for individuals and groups while working in interprofessional collabrative relationships. (Essential 3,4,7,9)
- Provide culturally competent care to all persons regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, culture, health care beliefs, and religion. (Essential 7,8)
- Function as a leader and change agent in nursing and in health care delivery systems particularly to insure quality care for vulnerable and underserved populations. (Essential 8)
- Value life-long learning and continuing professional development. (Essential 9)
BSN to DNP Program Terminal Objectives
- Be vigilant in the delivery of patient care.
- Refrain from engaging in extraneous activities that abandon or minimize vigilance while providing direct patient care (e.g., texting, reading, emailing, etc.).
- Conduct a comprehensive equipment check.
- Protect patients from iatrogenic complications.
- Provide individualized care throughout the perianesthesia continuum.
- Deliver culturally competent perianesthesia care (see Glossary, “Culturally competent”).
- Provide anesthesia services to all patients across the lifespan (see Glossary, “Anesthesia services” and “Across the lifespan”).
- Perform a comprehensive history and physical assessment (see Glossary, “Comprehensive history and physical assessment”).
- Administer general anesthesia to patients with a variety of physical conditions.
- Administer general anesthesia for a variety of surgical and medically related procedures.
- Administer and manage a variety of regional anesthetics.
- Maintain current certification in ACLS and PALS.
- Apply knowledge to practice in decision making and problem solving.
- Provide nurse anesthesia services based on evidence-based principals.
- Perform a preanesthetic assessment before providing anesthetic services.
- Assume a responsibility and accountability for diagnosis.
- Formulate an anesthesia plan of care before providing anesthesia services.
- Identify and take appropriate action when confronted with anesthetic equipment-related malfunctions.
- Interpret and utilize data obtained from noninvasive and invasive monitoring modalities.
- Calculate, initiate, and manage fluid and blood component therapy.
- Recognize, evaluate, and manage the physiological responses coincident to the provision of anesthesia services.
- Recognize and appropriately manage complications that occur during the provision of anesthesia services.
- Use science-based theories and concepts to analyze new practice approaches.
- Pass the national certification examination (NCE) administered by NBCRNA.
- Utilize interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective exchange of information and collaboration with patients and their families.
- Utilize interpersonal and communication skills that result in the effective Interprofessional exchange of information and collaboration with other healthcare professionals.
- Respect the dignity and privacy of the patients while maintaining confidentiality in the delivery of interprofessional care.
- Maintain comprehensive, timely, accurate and legible healthcare records.
- Transfer the responsibility for care of the patient to other qualified providers in a manner that assures continuity of care and patient safety.
- Teach others.
- Integrate critical and reflective thinking in his or her leadership approach.
- Provide leadership that facilitates intraprofessional and Interprofessional collaboration.
- Adhere to the Code of Ethics for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
- Interact on a professional level with integrity.
- Apply ethically sound decision-making processes.
- Function within legal and regulatory requirements.
- Accept responsibility and accountability for his or her practice.
- Provide anesthesia services to patients in a cost-effective manner.
- Demonstrate knowledge of wellness and substance use disorder in the anesthesia profession through completion of content in wellness and substance use disorder (see Glossary, “Wellness and substance use disorder”).
- Inform the public of the role and practice of CRNA.
- Evaluate how public policy making strategies impact the financing and delivery of healthcare.
- Advocate for health policy change to improve patient care.
- Advocate for health policy change to advance the specialty of nurse anesthesia.
- Analyze strategies to improve patient outcomes and quality of care.
- Analyze health outcomes in a variety of populations.
- Analyze health outcomes in a variety of clinical settings.
- Analyze health outcomes in a variety of systems.
- Disseminate research evidence.
- Use information systems/technology to support and improve patient care.
- Use information systems/technology to support and improve healthcare systems.
- Analyze business practices encountered in nurse anesthesia delivery settings.