New to this edition
- Questions are revised or completely new to reflect the latest standards of practice and ABPANC's examination blueprints.
- Updated rationales and references are provided.
- New format features answers and rationales after each set of questions and also provides an answer key for all chapters at the end of the book.
- A chapter outline is included at the beginning of every chapter, and thumb tabs help you navigate more easily through the book.
Author Information
By ASPAN; Barbara Putrycus, RN, MSN, Surgical Services, QA/Regulatory Compliance/Infection Control, Oakwood Hospital & Medical Center, Dearborn, MI and Jacqueline Ross, RN, PhD, CPAN, Perianesthesia Nursing Consultant, Patient Safety Analyst, OHIC Insurance/The Doctors Company, Columbus, OH
1. Certification of Perianesthesia Nurses: CPAN® and CAPA® Certification Programs
2. Professional Issues Applied to Perianesthesia Nursing Practice
3. Perianesthesia Considerations Across the Life Span
4. Pharmacologic Considerations
5. The Spectrum of Perianesthesia Clinical Practice
6. Cardiac, Vascular, and Pulmonary Systems
7. Physiologic Balance
8. Neurologic, Neurovascular, and Musculoskeletal Systems
9. Intraabdominal and Retroperitoneal Observations
10. Maxillofacial, Nasopharyngeal, Ophthalmic, Otologic, and Reconstructive Concepts
Answer Key
Index