Nurse Anesthesia

By Karen Plaus, John J. Nagelhout, Sass Elisha, et al.

Book Overview

Gain a thorough understanding of nursing anesthesia with the most comprehensive text on the market. Written by leading expert, John Nagelhout, CRNA, PhD, FAAN, and new contributing author Sass Elisha, EdD, CRNA, Nurse Anesthesia, 6th Edition features both scientific principles and evidence-based material. Inside you'll find a solid introduction to the history, education, and legal issues of nurse anesthetist, its scientific foundations, equipment and monitoring, and preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient. This new edition includes chapters on patient centered care and cultural competence, additional drugs of interest, blood and blood component therapy, anesthesia management for patients with cardiac devices, anesthesia for robotic surgery, anesthesia for transplant surgery and organ procurement, and physiology and management of acute and chronic pain. Not only a key reference for practicing nurse anesthetists, this bestseller prepares you for certification and today's clinical anesthesia practice.

New coverage includes the latest specifics of pharmacokinetics, drug delivery systems, opiate antagonists, and key induction drugs. Updated information on patient safety, monitoring, and pharmacology. Unique Expert CRNA authors provide the current clinical information that you will use in daily practice. Over 700 tables and boxes highlight the most essential information in a quick, easy-to-reference format. Easy-to-use organization covers basic principles first, and builds on those with individual chapters for each surgical specialty. Updated TJC standards for monitoring and administering moderate sedation/analgesia. NEW Expanded content includes; non-OR anesthesia, acute and chronic pain management, anesthesia implications of complementary and alternative medicine, robotic surgery, new and less invasive procedures in interventional radiography, implications of modern implanted cardiac devices, and more NEW Full-color design and figures clarify difficult concepts and give the text a contemporary look and feel. NEW Co-author Sass Elisha brings a fresh perspective to this edition.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0323443923
• ISBN13: 9780323443920
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Saunders
• Length: 1312 Pages
• Weight: 6.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 11.1"

Customer Reviews

New 4th Edition a BIG upgrade

I personally have found this edition an AWESOME upgrade from the previous edition and encourage people to use it. The read is easier, the organization is better and its simply better put together.

Required Reading

This book was not optional for me, but the information is good. I wish it could have been compressed some. Goes into pathophysiology, I already have a book for that. Easier to read than some other anesthesia books

Great Book!

This book is a great book for those beginning their studies in anesthesia. This book provides accurate straightforward information that is not quite written at the "over your head" level as some of the "bibles" in anesthesia are. I personally like this book and use it is one of my top resources. For more elaborate explanations I usually go to Miller. But for quick answers that provide a good deal of detail I like this book.

Great book

Nurse Anesthesia is a wonderful book. I think every nurse anesthesia student should review it. Concepts are clearly explained.