NU9001 Foundation Module for Anaesthesia/Recovery Room Nursing for Nurses/Midwives (10 ECTS)

Learning Outcomes

Following completion of this module the student should be able to:

• Apply the principles of anaesthesia and post anaesthesia care in the clinical setting.
• Critically appraise issues relevant to patient safety in anaesthesia/recovery
• Professionally assemble, operate and check that equipment is safe for use in the clinical setting.
• Professionally assess, plan and implement care for a patient undergoing anaesthesia and in recovery room.
• Provide professional skilled support for the anaesthetist in the clinical setting.

Module Learning Aims & Rationale

To provide the nurse/midwife with:

• a greater understanding of the principals involved in anaesthesia
• the knowledge to underpin the clinical skills to offer best care to the patient in the anaesthesia/recovery room
• the knowledge to support the anaesthetist across a range of clinical scenarios to deliver safe patient care

Recommended Reading List

Indicative Resources

• Aitkenhead, A. R. Smith. G. and Rowbotham, D. J. (2007) Textbook of Anaesthesia, 5th Edition. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone.
• Allman, K., McIndoe, A. and Wilson, I. (2012) Oxford Handbook of Anaesthesia, 3rd Edition. Oxford, OUP.
• Allman, K., McIndoe, A. and Wilson, I. (2009) Emergencies in Anaesthesia, 2nd Edition. Oxford, OUP.
• Al-Shaikh, B. and Stacey, S. (2013) Essentials of Anaesthetic Equipment, 4th Edition. Edinburgh, Churchill Livingstone.
  
• Hatfield, A. and Tronson, M. (2009) The Complete Recovery Room Book, 4th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
  
• Simpson, P. J. and Popat, M. T. (2002) Understanding Anaesthesia, 4th Edition. Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann.
  
• Smith S, Scarfe, E and Sasada, M. (2011) Drugs in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, 4th Edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

* Additional readings will be given for each unit of learning.