NURS 8923 01: Principles of Anesthesia 4

NURS 8923 - Principles of Anesthesia 4

Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section 01, CRN 42414,

Credit hours: 3

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Instructor

Tara Seligman

Email: tkseligman@ysu.edu

Public Instructor Information

Professor: Tara Seligman, DNP, CRNA 
Instructor Office Location: Virtual via email
Instructor Office Phone: (724) 712-7777

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Course Description

8923. Principles of Anesthesia 4.This course covers the preanesthetic assessment, physical examination, monitoring, and administration of anesthesia to obese and geriatric patients. It will also cover professional aspects of nurse anesthesia practice including nurse anesthesia law, independent practice, and finance planning and management. Prereq.: NURS 8919. 3 s.h.

Course Readings

Group Title Author ISBN
Required Nurse Anesthesia - 6th Ed. Nagelhout, John J. & Elisha, Sass 9781259834424

Additional Texts

Apex Anesthesia. https://www.apexanesthesia.com/

Hadzic's Textbook of Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Management- 2nd Edition: Hadzic, A.: McGraw Hill Education.  ISBN:978-0071717595

Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology – 6th Edition; Butterworth, John; Mackey, David C.; & Wasnick, John; McGraw Hill Education.  ISBN: 9781259834424, Lange Series (2018)

Nurse Anesthesia – 6th Edition; Nagelhout, John J. & Elisha, Sass; Elsevier, Health Sciences. ISBN: 9780323443920 (July 2017) 

Chestnut’s Obstetric Anesthesia Principles and Practice – 5th Edition; Chestnut, David H.; Wong, Cynthia A.; Tsen, Lawrence C.; Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. ISBN: 9781455748662 (2014)

Anesthesia for Infants and Children – 9th Edition; Davis, Peter J.; Cladis, Franklyn P.; Elsevier, Inc. ISBN: 9780323341257 (2017)

Clinical Anesthesia – 8th Edition; Barash, Paul G.; Cullen, Bruce F.; Stoelting, Robert                        K.; & Cahalan, Michael; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.  ISBN: 9781496337009 (May 2017)

The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.  

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Schedule of Topics and Assignments

Day Date Proposed Topic Due/To Prepare for Class
Mon 8/24 Geriatric Barash p. 897-905 Nagelhout p. 1136-1142 APEX Mod. 46
Mon 8/31 Geriatric Barash p. 897-905 Nagelhout p. 1136-1142 APEX Mod. 46
Mon 9/7 No Lecture
Mon 9/14 Finance Talk with Ron Riebe, Financial Advisor
Mon 9/21 Geriatric Exam
Mon 9/28 Obesity Barash p. 1277-1284 Nagelhout p. 998-1006 APEX Mod. 49
Mon 10/5 Obesity Barash p. 1277-1284 Nagelhout p. 998-1006 APEX Mod. 49
Mon 10/12 Obesity Exam
Mon 10/19 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 10/26 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 11/2 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 11/9 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 11/16 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 11/23 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 11/30 Legal APEX Mod. 51
Mon 12/7 Legal Exam

The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning. 

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