ANES 103 - Anesthesia Technology Lab I

4 Total Credits
This course offers an opportunity to learn and put into practice basic anesthesia competencies including but not limited to: basic airway management, anesthesia machine daily checkout and troubleshooting, and basic anesthesia equipment set up, maintenance, and trouble shooting. Patient care skills including positioning and dialogue IV set up and placement, placement and troubleshooting, basic physiological monitoring, assisting the anesthesiologist, intubation strategies, and rapid response to airway management crisis. Also, anesthesia machine checkout, working in the OR environment including appropriate wear, personal protective equipment, interpersonal skills, ergonomics, and basic pharmacology are covered. Additionally, drawing up drugs and sharps safety, the OR turn over, equipment identification handling and use, and regional anesthesia theory and practice.

Course Outcomes

Read and comprehend the surgery schedule.
Describe the surgical cases listed.
Understand needs for each surgical case.
Identify the equipment necessary for each surgical case.
Set up and prepare for the patient positioning for each case.