ANE 695 Module 1: Intro to CRNA/AANA/History
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2025 - CORRECT ANSWER: -year in which CRNAs will be required to obtain a
doctorate degree for entry into the practice of nurse anesthesiology
- components of general anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER: -analgesia: loss of pain
-amnesia: loss of memory
-akinesia: loss of movement
3 phases of anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER: -induction
-maintenance -emergence
adjustable pressure limiting valve - CORRECT ANSWER: -valve on anesthesia machine that controls the pressure in the reservoir bag (like ambu bag; delivers tidal volume to patient) -increasing the pressure via APL valve is called "closing the APL" -decreasing the pressure via APL valve is called "opening the APL"
Admission requirements for anesthesia program - CORRECT ANSWER: -which of the
following is NOT a universal admission requirement for an accredited nurse anesthesia program?: Total score above the 50th percentile on the graduate records examination (GRE) -RN license in the US or its protectorates 1 / 3
-minimum of one year acute nursing care experience -bachelor's degree
American association of nurse anesthetists (AANA) membership - CORRECT
ANSWER: -advocacy and lobbying at federal and state levels
-marketing and public relations -AANA foundation -original name was National Association of Nurse Anesthetists (NANA) -insurance services -continuing education services -health and wellness services (peer assistance) -resource for the business of anesthesia -professional network -practice support: professional practice manual, evidence-based practice documents, sample forms and documents, outcome measurement support -membership to AANA benefits include: organized advocacy efforts at the state and national levels, peer assistance services for health, wellness, and addiction issues, and professional liability insurance services (NOT members-only contracted reimbursement rates)
anesthetics for deep sedation techniques - CORRECT ANSWER: -methohexital
-propofol -midazolam -ketamine -fentanyl
antihistamines - CORRECT ANSWER: -less effective than benzodiazepines as
anxiolytics or sedatives 2 / 3
-sedative effective is attributed to their action as antagonists at histaminergic and cholinergic receptor sites, countering the normal excitatory influences of these respective neurotransmitters within the central nervous system -at conventional doses, respiratory depression and hemodynamic influences are negligible, but peripheral anticholinergic side effects and a central anticholinergic syndrome, including delirium, preclude the use of greater than conventional doses -antihistamines are useful antiemetic agents -hydroxyzine (Atarax), diphenhydramine (Benadryl), Promethazine (Phenergan) -promethazine (Phenergan) has antagonist actions on vascular alpha receptors, which increases risk for postural hypotension, especially in the elderly -avoid antihistamines in patients with Parkinson disease and Alzheimer disease (dementia) due to anticholinergic effects
benzodiazapines - CORRECT ANSWER: -drug of choice for most procedural sedation
regimens -high therapeutic index and relatively shallow dose-response curve -potentiate the inhibitory influences of GABA (principal inhibitory neurotransmitter) -benzodiazapines bind to several alpha subunits of the GABA (a) receptor complex which potentiates the chloride ion channel to open in reponse to GABA -benzodiazapines merely enhance the ionophore (channel) response to GABA, not able of chloride ion channels itself -sedative effect and varying degrees of anterograde amnesia -little to no effect on respiratory or cardiovascular function at recommended doses; reduce ventilation in a dose-dependent manner by depressing hypoxemic drive -decreased muscle tone in upper airway-can cause soft tissue upper airway obstruction -at greater doses, can lower blood pressure, which can cause reflex increase in heart rate -elderly or debilitated patients are particularly sensitive-cause respiratory and cardiovascular depression -diazepam, lorazepam, triazolam, midazolam
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