Certification Review for Perianesthesia Nursing

Certification Review for Perianesthesia Nursing by ASPAN. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780721644929.

This unique review book is intended to help nurses prepare for the certificate examination for post anesthesia nursing (CPAN) or for anesthesia ambulatory nursing (CAPA). Cross-referenced to ASPANs Core Curriculum for Post Anesthesia Nursing Practice, 3/e this text is the only review book available for post anesthesia and ambulatory surgical nursing certification. Provides general orientation chapter followed by nine chapters of questions with answers, rationales, and topical references. Includes over 600 test questions, written in the same form as those found on the certification exam. Research, ethics, education, and legal aspects of nursing care are woven throughout the clinical scenarios. Offers patient-focused scenarios that illustrate a critical thinking approach to patients. Incorporates the nursing process as an organizational framework. Focuses only on the clinical situations that emphasize effects of medications, anesthesia, and organ function following surgery.