ANES 4005 - Anesthesia Adjunct Equipment

Course Description

Students review, examine and analyze all aspects of adjunct equipment used to administer anesthesia to patients. Activities for assessment include analyzing different monitoring devices, reviewing different tools and techniques for administering anesthesia safely, identifying complex situations and explaining how to manage them. Students focus on equipment in their workplace and compare and contrast with alternatives.

Learning outcomes

• Identify the adjunct anesthesia delivery equipment required to provide general or regional anesthesia.
• Analyze and contrast the appropriate physiological monitors necessary to ensure the safety of providing anesthesia.
• Describe clinical situations where typical monitoring and treatment strategies may not be sufficient.
• Propose alternative advanced equipment to aid in the analysis and treatment of complex perioperative scenarios.
• Summarize the risk of infection in anesthesia.
• Evaluate techniques and equipment used to eliminate cross contamination.

Course topics

• Module 1: Anesthesia Carts
• Module 2: Standard Patient Monitors
• Module 3: Advanced Patient Monitors
• Module 4: Point-of-Care Analyzers
• Module 5: Emergency Equipment Introduction
• Module 6: Infusion Pumps
• Module 7: Ultrasound Devices
• Module 8: Infection Control

Required text and materials

Students are responsible for purchasing the required materials on their own:

• Butterworth, J. F., Wasnick, J. D., & Mackey, D. C. (2022). Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill.
  Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9781260473797 / 9781260473803

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• Ehrenwerth, J., Eisenkraft, J. B., & Berry, J. M. (2021). Anesthesia equipment: Principles and applications (3rd ed.). Elsevier Saunders.
  Type: Textbook. ISBN: 9780323672795 / 9780323775496

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Assessments

To successfully complete this course, students must achieve a passing grade of 50% or higher on the overall course, and 50% or higher on the final mandatory exam.

Students applying this course towards any TRU Health Care program may be required to obtain a minimum of 60% on the course overall to meet program requirements.

Recommended requisite(s)

It is highly recommended that the student be a RRT, RN, MD or an equally qualified individual with at least one year of clinical experience prior to taking this course. A background as an AA, RRT, RN, MD or equivalent is strongly recommended. Taking this course does not imply admission to the Anesthesia Assistant program.