NURS 8812 - Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia

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P: Admission to the DNP nurse anesthesia specialty area or permission of the nurse anesthesia program director; NURS 8277, NURS 8818, NURS 8822, NURS 8824; C: NURS 8823, NURS 8893. Focuses on a variety of professional issues including the history of nurse anesthesia, professional socialization and participation, roles of the nurse anesthetist and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, regulation of nurse anesthesia practice, standards of care, scope of practice, practice settings and employment options, reimbursement, quality assessment, the legal system, medical ethics and chemical dependency, patient safety, and infection control and standard precautions.