Session Description

Perianesthesia Clinical Priorities

This preconference offers a comprehensive course for perianesthesia nurses, from novice to expert, seeking to broaden their knowledge and skills in the care of the perianesthesia patient. The program will conclude with a sensitive discussion on the ethical challenges facing healthcare workers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

8.5 contact hours Maureen McLaughlin MS RN ACNS-BC CPAN CAPA

Schedule (All times ET)

8:00am – 9:30am        Essentials of Anesthesia for Perianesthesia Nursing Care (1.5 DC)

9:30am – 9:45am        Break

9:45am – 10:45am      Risks and Benefits When Anesthesia Occurs Outside of the Operating Room (1.0 DC)

10:45am – 11:45am    Neurological Complications in the PACU (1.0 DC)

11:45am – 12:45pm    Lunch (On Your Own)

12:45pm – 2:00pm      Early Identification and Management of Perioperative Pulmonary Complications (1.25 DC)

2:00pm – 3:15pm        Caring for the Critically Ill Perianesthesia Patient (1.25 DC)

3:15pm – 3:30pm        Break

3:30pm – 4:30pm        Early Identification and Management of the Septic Patient (1.0 DC)

4:30pm – 5:15pm        Causality and Preventability of Medication Errors (0.75 IC)

5:15pm – 6:00pm        Ethical Challenges in the Midst of a Pandemic (0.75 IC)

6:00pm – 6:15pm        Evaluations