What This Document Is
This is a pre-planning assignment for Nursing Process II (NUR 1519) at Oklahoma City Community College, specifically focused on anesthesia. It’s designed to be completed *before* a clinical session and submitted to the clinical faculty. Successful completion is mandatory for clinical attendance and counts towards required pre-planning clinical hours reported to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing.
Why This Document Matters
This assignment is for students enrolled in NUR 1519 preparing for clinical experience involving patients receiving anesthesia. It’s used to ensure students have a foundational understanding of different anesthesia types and key nursing assessments *prior* to direct patient care. It exists to promote safe patient care practices and meet regulatory requirements for clinical hours.
Common Limitations or Challenges
This document is a preparatory assignment, not a comprehensive guide to anesthesia management. It requires students to utilize their course textbooks and external resources for detailed information. It does not provide hands-on training or clinical judgment skills.
What This Document Provides
The assignment includes questions prompting students to:
* Briefly describe conscious sedation, general anesthesia, local anesthesia, and regional anesthesia.
* Differentiate between epidural and spinal anesthesia, including risks and benefits.
* Identify three priority nursing assessments for patients with spinal or epidural anesthesia.
* Provide medication information (name, mechanism of action, volume/time frame, nursing assessment/considerations) for Propofol, Desflurane, Ketamine, and Atropine.
* A space to list references utilized.
This preview does *not* include answers to the questions, detailed explanations of the medications, or the full reference list.
