Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nurse anesthesia : a history of challenge -- Nurse anesthesia specialty practice and education in the United States -- Patient centered care, cultural competence, and nurse anesthesia practice -- Nurse anesthesia research: empowering decision making through evidence-based practice -- General principles, pharmacodynamics, and drug receptor concepts -- Pharmacokinetics -- Pharmacokinetics of inhalation anesthetics -- Inhalation anesthetics -- Intravenous induction agents -- Local anesthetics -- Opioid and non-opioid analgesics - Neuromuscular blocking agents, reversal agents, and their monitoring -- Autonomic and cardiac pharmacology -- Additional drugs of interest -- Chemistry and physics of anesthesia -- Anesthesia equipment -- Clinical monitoring I: cardiovascular system -- Clinical monitoring II: respiratory and metabolic systems -- Clinical monitoring III: neurologic system -- Preoperative evaluation and preparation of the patient -- Fluids, electrolytes, and goal-directed therapy -- Blood and blood component therapy -- Positioning for anesthesia and surgery -- Airway management -- Cardiovascular anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthesia management -- Anesthesia for cardiac surgery -- Perioperative management for patients with cardiac devices -- Anesthesia for vascular surgery -- Respiratory anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthetic management -- Anesthesia for thoracic surgery -- Neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, and neuroanesthesia -- Renal anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthesia management -- Hepatobiliary and gastrointestinal disturbances and anesthesia -- Anesthesia for laparoscopic surgery -- Anesthesia for robotic surgery -- Musculoskeletal system anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and anesthesia management -- The endocrine system and anesthesia -- Hematology and anesthesia -- Anesthesia for burn patients -- Trauma anesthesia -- Anesthesia for transplant surgery and organ procurement -- Outpatient anesthesia -- Anesthesia for ear, nose, throat, and maxillofacial surgery -- Anesthesia for ophthalmic procedures -- The immune system and anesthesia -- Anesthesia and laser surgery -- Obesity and anesthesia practice -- Regional anesthesia: spinal and epidural anesthesia -- Regional anesthesia: upper extremity, lower extremity, and truncal blocks -- Obstetric anesthesia -- Neonatal anesthesia -- Pediatric anesthesia -- Geriatrics and anesthesia practice -- Postanesthesia recovery -- Acute pain: physiology and management -- Chronic pain: physiology and management -- Non-operating room anesthesia -- Anesthesia complications -- Crisis resource management and patient safety -- Infection control and prevention.

"Gain the knowledge and skills you need for clinical anesthesia practice! Written specifically for nurse anesthetists, Nurse Anesthesia, 7th Edition provides a solid foundation in scientific principles and evidence-based practice. Coverage includes a review of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, drug receptor concepts, intravenous agents, neuromuscular blocking agents, and more, followed by a discussion of anesthesia equipment and clinical monitoring, preoperative preparation of the patient, and the use of anesthesia for a variety of surgical procedures. From a team of expert authors led by Sass Elisha, Jeremy S. Heiner, and John J. Nagelhout, this text helps you prepare for certification and also provides a key reference for CRNAs to use in daily practice." -- Amazon