Are you a veterinary nurse looking to expand your knowledge and skillset in anaesthesia?
Or perhaps you're a seasoned professional who's re-entering the field and wants to brush up on anaesthesia techniques? Look no further than Practical Anaesthesia for Nurses: An Introductory Workshop!
This workshop offers an excellent opportunity to gain a solid foundation in anaesthesia principles and practical applications, ensuring you feel confident and competent in delivering the best patient care.
This course has received approval from the AVNAT Regulatory Council and is valued at 7 CPD points.
Designed by nurses for nurses, Practical Anaesthesia for Nurses: An Introductory Workshop focuses on the basics of anaesthesia: preanaesthetic examination, preanaesthetic blood testing, the anaesthetic machine, monitoring equipment, induction, recovery, and maintenance. There are several pre-learning modules to be completed prior to the workshop. Completion of these modules is required to ensure participants make the most of this day as a certain level of knowledge is assumed.
Program
Participants will be required to complete 5 pre-learning modules:
- Preanaesthetic testing and examination
- Anaesthetic machine
- Induction
- Monitoring and maintenance
- Recovery
Participants will be working in four groups and will rotate between seven workstations:
- Preanaesthetic examination
- Preanaesthetic blood testing
- The anaesthetic machine
- Monitoring equipment
- Induction
- Recovery
- Maintenance
| Time |
Topic |
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| 8.30 |
Registration |
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| 9.00 |
Prework recap: preanaesthetic examination (incl preanaesthetic blood testing), setting up the anaesthetic machine, monitoring equipment
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| 10.00 |
Group 1&2
Practical: Preanaesthetic examination
- TPR and variations from normal
- ASA scoring
- Basic checklists
Preanaesthetic blood testing
- Value of PAS
- Blood sampling technique
- PCV/TPP/Chem 10
- Variations from normal and why they matter
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Group 3&4
Practical: The anaesthetic machine
- Anaesthetic machine set up and testing
- Applications and limitations of rebreathing vs non rebreathing circuits
- Troubleshooting
Monitoring equipment
- Set up
- Parameters measured
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|
| 11.00 |
Morning tea/coffee |
|
| 11.30 |
Group 1&2
Practical: The anaesthetic machine
Monitoring equipment
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Group 3&4
Practical: Preanaesthetic examination
Preanaesthetic blood testing
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|
| 12.30 |
Prework recap: induction, maintenance, recovery |
|
| 1.30 |
Lunch |
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| 2.00 |
Group 1&2
Practical: (AM) Induction
- Selection of IV catheter
- Clipping and preparation of site: cephalic plus others
- Restraint of patient
- Critical moments in knock down; early indications of issues and response
Maintenance
- Depth of anaesthesia
- Correction of depth
- Pain responses |
Group 3&4
Practical: Recovery
- Extubation
- Warning signs: anticipating complications
- Pain assessment
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| 3.00 |
Group 1&2
Practical: Recovery |
Group 3&4 (AM)
Practical: Induction
Maintenance |
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| 4.00 |
Afternoon tea |
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| 4.15 |
All groups: Case discussions:
- special considerations (paediatrics, geriatrics, brachycephalics)
- I-simulate? |
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| 5.00 |
End |
Learning Outcomes
By successfully completing this course, you will be able to:
- Refine approach to preanaesthetic physical examination and understand the implications of variations from normal values.
- Refine techniques for blood sampling.
- Understand how to set up and troubleshoot anaesthetic machines with a variety of circuits (and their application).
- Improve approach to anaesthetic monitoring, including understanding what parameters monitoring equipment measure and what that means for your patient.
- Develop and refine approach to IV catheter placement.
- Be able to confidently identify depth of anaesthesia and respond appropriately.
- Improve approach to anaesthetic recovery, particularly in higher-risk patients (paediatrics, geriatrics and brachycephalics).
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Full Conference |
| Registrant Type |
Early Bird |
Full Rate |
| Nurse Member* |
$550 |
$580 |
| Non-Member/eMember |
N/A |
$645 |
*Individual or Practice staff nurse member