,
, SECTION ONE SECTION FIVE
Professional Competencies System Competencies
1 Evolution of Perianesthesia Care, 1 18 Respiratory, 333
2 Standards, Legal Issues, and Practice Settings, 10 19 Cardiovascular, 387
3 Safety, Quality Improvement, and Regulatory and 20 Neurological, 446
Accrediting Agencies, 26 21 Endocrine, 499
4 Research and Evidence-Based Practice, 40 22 Gastrointestinal, 517
23 General Surgery, 537
SECTION TWO
Preoperative Assessment Competencies 24 Hematology, 566
25 Renal/Genitourinary, 580
5 Preoperative Evaluation, 51
26 Obstetrics and Gynecology, 613
6 Preexisting Medical Conditions, 70
27 Ophthalmology, 660
7 Transcultural Nursing and Alternative Therapies, 88
28 Oral/Maxillofacial/Dental, 675
8 The Developmentally and Physically Challenged
29 Orthopedics and Podiatry, 686
Patient, 113
30 Otorhinolaryngology, 723
SECTION THREE 31 Peripheral Vascular Disease, 744
Life Span Competencies 32 Plastic and Reconstruction, 770
9 The Pediatric Patient, 138 33 Bariatrics, 795
10 The Adolescent Patient, 181 34 Trauma, 817
11 The Adult Patient, 194 35 Interventional Radiology and Special
Procedures, 833
12 The Geriatric Patient, 205
36 Perianesthesia Complications, 843
SECTION FOUR
Perianesthesia Competencies SECTION SIX
Education and Discharge Competencies
13 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance, 220
37 Postoperative/Postprocedure Assessment, 859
14 Anesthesia, Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, 238
38 Discharge Criteria, Education, and Postprocedure
15 Thermoregulation, 287
Care, 896
16 Postoperative/Postdischarge Nausea and
Appendix A: Certification of Perianesthesia Nurses:
Vomiting, 301
The CPAN and CAPA Certification Programs, 908
17 Pain and Comfort, 312
Appendix B: Testing Concepts and Strategies, 914
AL Gr a wa n y
, Fourth Edition
PeriAnesthesia
Nursing
Core Curriculum
Preprocedure, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing
EDITORS
Lois Schick MN, MBA, RN, CPAN, CAPA, FASPAN
Perianesthesia Nurse Consultant
Per Diem Staff Nurse II, PACU
Lutheran Medical Center
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Pamela E. Windle DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPAN, CAPA, FAAN, FASPAN
Perianesthesia Nurse Consultant
Nursing Program Manager
Harris Health System
Houston, Texas
, SECTION ONE SECTION FIVE
Professional Competencies System Competencies
1 Evolution of Perianesthesia Care, 1 18 Respiratory, 333
2 Standards, Legal Issues, and Practice Settings, 10 19 Cardiovascular, 387
3 Safety, Quality Improvement, and Regulatory and 20 Neurological, 446
Accrediting Agencies, 26 21 Endocrine, 499
4 Research and Evidence-Based Practice, 40 22 Gastrointestinal, 517
23 General Surgery, 537
SECTION TWO
Preoperative Assessment Competencies 24 Hematology, 566
25 Renal/Genitourinary, 580
5 Preoperative Evaluation, 51
26 Obstetrics and Gynecology, 613
6 Preexisting Medical Conditions, 70
27 Ophthalmology, 660
7 Transcultural Nursing and Alternative Therapies, 88
28 Oral/Maxillofacial/Dental, 675
8 The Developmentally and Physically Challenged
29 Orthopedics and Podiatry, 686
Patient, 113
30 Otorhinolaryngology, 723
SECTION THREE 31 Peripheral Vascular Disease, 744
Life Span Competencies 32 Plastic and Reconstruction, 770
9 The Pediatric Patient, 138 33 Bariatrics, 795
10 The Adolescent Patient, 181 34 Trauma, 817
11 The Adult Patient, 194 35 Interventional Radiology and Special
Procedures, 833
12 The Geriatric Patient, 205
36 Perianesthesia Complications, 843
SECTION FOUR
Perianesthesia Competencies SECTION SIX
Education and Discharge Competencies
13 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance, 220
37 Postoperative/Postprocedure Assessment, 859
14 Anesthesia, Moderate Sedation/Analgesia, 238
38 Discharge Criteria, Education, and Postprocedure
15 Thermoregulation, 287
Care, 896
16 Postoperative/Postdischarge Nausea and
Appendix A: Certification of Perianesthesia Nurses:
Vomiting, 301
The CPAN and CAPA Certification Programs, 908
17 Pain and Comfort, 312
Appendix B: Testing Concepts and Strategies, 914
AL Gr a wa n y
, Fourth Edition
PeriAnesthesia
Nursing
Core Curriculum
Preprocedure, Phase I and Phase II PACU Nursing
EDITORS
Lois Schick MN, MBA, RN, CPAN, CAPA, FASPAN
Perianesthesia Nurse Consultant
Per Diem Staff Nurse II, PACU
Lutheran Medical Center
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Pamela E. Windle DNP, RN, NE-BC, CPAN, CAPA, FAAN, FASPAN
Perianesthesia Nurse Consultant
Nursing Program Manager
Harris Health System
Houston, Texas
