PeriAnesthesia Nursing Core Curriculum, 5th Edition

• NEW! Updated content reflects the latest advances in technology, emerging trends in care, and changes to the ASPAN Core Curriculum and in CPAN^® and CAPA^® testing.
• NEW! Updates of safety, regulatory, and healthcare policies cover these topics as they relate to perianesthesia nursing.
• Authoritative coverage includes ASPAN’s full scope of perianesthesia nursing for every practice setting, helping students to demonstrate competency as perianesthesia nurses and prepare for CPAN and CAPA certification.
• Easy-to-use outline format provides a quick review of the fundamentals and standards of practice for patient assessment and care.
• Six sections are organized by the required perianesthesia competencies for PACU nurses in these key areas: professional issues, preoperative assessment, patient care across the life span, perianesthesia, body systems, and education and discharge.
• Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students focus on and learn key content.
• Boxes, tables, and illustrations highlight important information and make the book a valuable reference.
• Useful appendices cover the CPAN and CAPA certification programs and provide test-taking strategies, helping students to prepare for and pass their exams.
• Bibliography at the end of every chapter lists additional resources for research.

• NEW! Updated content reflects the latest advances in technology, emerging trends in care, and changes to the ASPAN Core Curriculum and in CPAN^® and CAPA^® testing.
• NEW! Updates of safety, regulatory, and healthcare policies cover these topics as they relate to perianesthesia nursing.

SECTION ONE: Professional Competencies
1. Evolution of Perianesthesia Care
2. Standards, Legal Issues, and Practice Settings
3. Safety, Quality Improvement, and Regulatory and Accrediting Agencies
4. Research and Evidence-Based Practice
SECTION TWO: Preoperative Assessment Competencies
5. Preoperative Evaluation
6. Preexisting Medical Conditions
7. Transcultural Nursing and Alternative Therapies
8. The Developmentally and Physically Challenged Patient
SECTION THREE: Life Span Competencies
9. The Pediatric Patient
10. The Adolescent Patient
11. The Adult Patient
12. The Geriatric Patient
SECTION FOUR: Perianesthesia Competencies
13. Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance
14. Anesthesia, Moderate Sedation/Analgesia
15. Thermoregulation
16. Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
17. Pain and Comfort
SECTION FIVE: System Competencies
18. Respiratory
19. Cardiovascular
20. Neurological
21. Endocrine
22. Gastrointestinal
23. General Surgery
24. Hematology
25. Renal/Genitourinary
26. Obstetrics and Gynecology
27. Ophthalmology
28. Oral/Maxillofacial/Dental
29. Orthopedics and Podiatry
30. Otorhinolaryngology
31. Peripheral Vascular Disease
32. Plastic and Reconstruction
33. Bariatrics
34. Trauma
35. Interventional Radiology and Special Procedures
36. Perianesthesia Complications
SECTION SIX: Education and Discharge Competencies
37. Postoperative/Postprocedure Assessment
38. Discharge Criteria, Education, and Post-procedure Care