Upon successful completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program-Nurse Anesthesia, the graduate should be able to:
- Conduct and document a comprehensive and systematic assessment of health and illness parameters in complex situations, incorporating diverse and culturally sensitive approaches
- Design, implement and evaluate therapeutic interventions based on scientific knowledge and emerging approaches to nurse anesthesia practice and healthcare delivery to promote optimal outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced levels of clinical reasoning and judgment, systems thinking, and accountability in designing, delivering and evaluating evidence-based care to improve patient outcomes
- Develop and sustain therapeutic relationships and partnerships with patients (individual, family or group) and other professionals (eg, transdisciplinary) to facilitate optimal care and patient outcomes
- Guide, mentor, and support other nurses to achieve excellence in nursing practice
- Educate and guide individuals and groups through complex health and situational transitions
- Apply ethical principles to decision making in healthcare practices and systems
- Use conceptual and analytical skills in evaluating the links among practice, organizational, population, fiscal, and policy issues
- Advocate for anesthesia care and healthcare-practice change through active involvement in policy development and political processes
- Obtain and document informed consent including risks, benefits, and anesthesia alternatives
- Evaluate the patient's physical and psychological status identifying abnormalities that will have implications on the anesthesia care plan, including evaluation of all laboratory, radiographic, and other diagnostic test data
- Develop and execute an appropriate anesthesia care plan based on the patient's condition and the surgical/diagnostic procedure, including effective utilization of fluids and blood products
- Select, assemble, and maintain proper equipment, anesthetic agents, and accessories in preparation for sedation, general anesthesia, and/or regional anesthetic techniques
- Demonstrate the ability to deliver individualized, safe and effective anesthesia care based on clinically relevant scientific principles
- Perform physiologically sound sedation, general anesthesia and/or regional techniques to patients across the lifespan compatible with patient condition and the surgical procedure in a safe, effective, and ethical fashion
- Identify the need for insert/employ, interpret and integrate information from a variety of monitoring modalities including electrocardiography, pulse oximetry, capnography, noninvasive and invasive monitoring (e.g., arterial blood pressure, central venous pressure, pulmonary artery pressure)
- Implement and supervise appropriate physical positioning of the patient to ensure safety for the patient and optimum working conditions for the surgical team
- Function within appropriate legal requirements including those arising from licensing, certifying, or institutional entities
- Exhibit expected role responsibilities, maintaining integrity and legal/ethical standards
- Demonstrate responsibility for own actions through continuing personal and professional growth
- Provide leadership in organizations and systems to assure quality care delivery models
- Use information systems and technology to improve patient care and healthcare systems
- Analyze business practices encountered in nurse anesthesia delivery systems
- Disseminate research evidence