aim : the purpose of this study was to assess satisfaction level and related factors among patients who had an anesthesia during endoscopic procedures; and also validate a questionnaire for evaluating satisfaction with anesthesia. background : the level of patient satisfaction with gi endoscopic procedure is an important criterion to indicate the level of expertise in endoscopy. patients and me...

An innovative partnership with Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Culturally Competent Care (ICCC) enabled the Kaiser Permanente School of Anesthesia/California State University Fullerton (KPSA) to present a formal, 4-module cultural competency certification program within the nurse anesthesia curriculum. The goals of developing the cultural competency curriculum were to increase students' aware...

Results of recent attitude survey studies suggest that most practicing physicians are inadequately treating postoperative pain. Residents in anesthesia are confident in performing lumbar epidural and spinal anesthesia, but many are not confident in performing the blocks with which they have the least exposure. Changes need to be made in the training processes to a comprehensive model that prepa...

AANA Journal  December 2012  Vol. 80, No. 6 453 Anesthesia support personnel provide direct support to anesthesia providers. They bring extra supplies or equipment, prepare equipment for the case, maintain and clean equipment, and generally function as directed by the anesthesia provider. Given the importance of anesthesia support personnel in maintaining equipment essential to safe anesthesi...

AIM The purpose of this study was to assess satisfaction level and related factors among patients who had an anesthesia during endoscopic procedures; and also validate a questionnaire for evaluating satisfaction with anesthesia. BACKGROUND The level of patient satisfaction with GI endoscopic procedure is an important criterion to indicate the level of expertise in endoscopy. PATIENTS AND ME...

In Phase I of this international study, we systematically identified, for the first time, that nurses were providing anesthesia services in more than 100 countries, which is about 60% of all member states of the World Health Organization. The purpose of Phase II reported here, was to describe nurse anesthesia practice, education, and regulation in those countries. Data were collected from 96 co...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Anesthesia outside the operating room is commonly uncomfortable and risky. In this setting, anesthetic emergencies or complications may occur. This review aims to report the most recent updates regarding the management of prehospital anesthesia, anesthesia in the trauma and emergency rooms, and anesthesia for endoscopy and interventional radiology. RECENT FINDINGS After trac...

Since Columbia University School of Nursing (CUSON) pioneered the clinical doctorate for nursing in 2004, the healthcare environment has become increasingly complex. At the same time, a number of changes to nursing education, regulation, reimbursement, and practice have been proposed by national nursing and healthcare organizations. In 2004, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN...