Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

A thorough study of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs commonly used in anesthesia practice.  Concurrent drug therapy and their anesthetic implications will be discussed. The major function of the autonomic nervous system in coordinating and regulating the physiological function of the body will be dealt with and the pharmacology of important therapeutic agents that will affect the function of the autonomic nervous system.

Basic principles of anesthesia and anesthesia techniques with an emphasis on the physiological aspect for practice will be stressed. Different methods of anesthesia administration and function of various kinds of technologies will be discussed. Physical examination and formulating anesthesia care plans will be brought to a focus. Psychomotor skills specific to the practice and training at skill stations will be integrated into clinical practice. 

We will continue to discuss the basic principles and practice of anesthesia techniques and their physiological effects on the patient.  Specific surgical procedures will be addressed and different methods of anesthesia administration employed to these patient groups. Various patient populations will be stressed as well as the effects of co-existing diseases on the perioperative anesthetic process (preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative).  A practice of demonstrating the anesthesia principles and skills in a human patient simulator will be a part of the clinical setting.

This course will provide the student opportunity to integrate and synthesize didactic knowledge to clinical practice through topic discussions, project assignments and clinical case reports.

Students will get the opportunity to integrate critical thinking, evidence-based practice and health science databases to patient care management.

Focus is placed on critical thinking and initiative skills inherent to the scope of the nurse anaesthetist practice.

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

In this course, the physics of gasses and fluids will be discussed (the laws of vaporization, pressure and flow). Knowledge in this field is fundamental for further understanding of the function of volatile anesthetic agents and fresh gas flow of oxygen, air and nitrox oxide. Also for the comprehension of the function of the pulmonary- and vascular system under healthy and pathological conditions.  In additions, the physics that vaporizers, gas analysers, pulse oximeters, invasive pressure monitoring etc. are based on will be stressed.

In this course, the emphasis is on advanced physiology and pathophysiological changes in body function that lead to disorder and disease. The focus is on organ systems and particular alterations in physiological processes underlying common diseases across the lifespan. Prevalent clinical symptoms will be discussed, etiologies, diagnosis and treatment therein. In the course,  various teaching methods will be used with an emphasis on active participation of students and the transfer of their knowledge to clinical situations.

The course is a continuation of Anesthesia and Nurse Anesthesia II. A systemic approach will be employed to discuss anesthesia and analgesia to various types of surgical patients. The characteristics of these populations and the problems that may arise during the operation process will be addressed. We will discuss patients with special health problems and co-existing diseases that may challenge their care.

Teaching method: Lectures, seminars and assignment. 

This course is intended to view the organizational design according to, standards, safety factors and security patterns of specialized units. Consideration of physical design, traffic patterns, and ergonomics. Emphasis is placed on patient safety. Patients' rights and legal and ethical aspects are analyzed.

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

This course will provide the student opportunity to integrate and synthesize didactic knowledge to clinical practice through topic discussions, project assignments and clinical case reports.

Students will get the opportunity to integrate critical thinking, evidence-based practice and health science databases to patient care management.

Focus is placed on critical thinking and initiative skills inherent to the scope of the nurse anaesthetist practice.

The goal of this course is to bring knowledge and competence in anesthesia of patients with life threatening proplems, emergency anesthesia and resuscitation of adults and children.

The course is based on lectures, work in small groups, skill stations and simulation training.

Among things covered in this course:

• Resuscitation of new born, children, adults
• Arrythmias, ECG
• Blood gas analysis
• Resuscitation in the anesthesia/OR perspective
• Nurse anesthesia in hyperbaric chamber
• Nurse anesthesia of the critically ill patient incl. Burn victims, multiple trauma neuro/thorax/abdominal/vascular/obstetric emergencies.
• Intoxication of local anesthetics, anaphylaxis, Malignant Hyperthermy
• Advanced airway management -  airway algorithms – the difficult airway
• Inline stabilization and airway management in trauma
• Evaluation of the trauma patient and utilization of backboards and immobilization of the neck
• Treatment with vasoactive drugs
• Hemorrhage and transfusions.
• Crisis Resource management
• Emergencies in the OR because of fire and failure of equipment

This course is provided with the support of Bradaskolinn sf which provides equipment and a number of lectures.

The course is based on lectures, skill stations, case training, simulation

In this course the professional scope of nurse anesthetist practice will be explored through the conceptual framework of nurse anesthesia practice by the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA). 

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

The aim of this course is to enhance the students‘ skills in applying knowledge to their nursing practice. The spotlights is obtaining literature from databases and literature assessment. Evidence-based practice is introduced such as use of clinical guidelines and best practice guidelines. The main focus is on practicing methods for searching for and assessing scientific material as well as developing good text.

A thorough study of the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs commonly used in anesthesia practice.  Concurrent drug therapy and their anesthetic implications will be discussed. The major function of the autonomic nervous system in coordinating and regulating the physiological function of the body will be dealt with and the pharmacology of important therapeutic agents that will affect the function of the autonomic nervous system.

Basic principles of anesthesia and anesthesia techniques with an emphasis on the physiological aspect for practice will be stressed. Different methods of anesthesia administration and function of various kinds of technologies will be discussed. Physical examination and formulating anesthesia care plans will be brought to a focus. Psychomotor skills specific to the practice and training at skill stations will be integrated into clinical practice. 

We will continue to discuss the basic principles and practice of anesthesia techniques and their physiological effects on the patient.  Specific surgical procedures will be addressed and different methods of anesthesia administration employed to these patient groups. Various patient populations will be stressed as well as the effects of co-existing diseases on the perioperative anesthetic process (preoperative, intraoperative, postoperative).  A practice of demonstrating the anesthesia principles and skills in a human patient simulator will be a part of the clinical setting.

This course will provide the student opportunity to integrate and synthesize didactic knowledge to clinical practice through topic discussions, project assignments and clinical case reports.

Students will get the opportunity to integrate critical thinking, evidence-based practice and health science databases to patient care management.

Focus is placed on critical thinking and initiative skills inherent to the scope of the nurse anaesthetist practice.

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

In this course, the physics of gasses and fluids will be discussed (the laws of vaporization, pressure and flow). Knowledge in this field is fundamental for further understanding of the function of volatile anesthetic agents and fresh gas flow of oxygen, air and nitrox oxide. Also for the comprehension of the function of the pulmonary- and vascular system under healthy and pathological conditions.  In additions, the physics that vaporizers, gas analysers, pulse oximeters, invasive pressure monitoring etc. are based on will be stressed.

In this course, the emphasis is on advanced physiology and pathophysiological changes in body function that lead to disorder and disease. The focus is on organ systems and particular alterations in physiological processes underlying common diseases across the lifespan. Prevalent clinical symptoms will be discussed, etiologies, diagnosis and treatment therein. In the course,  various teaching methods will be used with an emphasis on active participation of students and the transfer of their knowledge to clinical situations.

The course is a continuation of Anesthesia and Nurse Anesthesia II. A systemic approach will be employed to discuss anesthesia and analgesia to various types of surgical patients. The characteristics of these populations and the problems that may arise during the operation process will be addressed. We will discuss patients with special health problems and co-existing diseases that may challenge their care.

Teaching method: Lectures, seminars and assignment. 

This course is intended to view the organizational design according to, standards, safety factors and security patterns of specialized units. Consideration of physical design, traffic patterns, and ergonomics. Emphasis is placed on patient safety. Patients' rights and legal and ethical aspects are analyzed.

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

Practicum

Clinical training in the diploma program in Nurse Anesthesia is 30 ECTS and is 1700 hours. Clinical methods are taught and trained. Students are hired to the anesthetic departments in special student positions. In connection with the program, a training manual will be prepared to provide information on the practicum. The clinical training will mostly be in anesthetic departments of the hospitals but also in a simulator. The University of Iceland provides a diploma declaring that the student has fulfilled the demands. Earlier experience in the field of anesthesia is evaluated in each case. 

This course will provide the student opportunity to integrate and synthesize didactic knowledge to clinical practice through topic discussions, project assignments and clinical case reports.

Students will get the opportunity to integrate critical thinking, evidence-based practice and health science databases to patient care management.

Focus is placed on critical thinking and initiative skills inherent to the scope of the nurse anaesthetist practice.

The goal of this course is to bring knowledge and competence in anesthesia of patients with life threatening proplems, emergency anesthesia and resuscitation of adults and children.

The course is based on lectures, work in small groups, skill stations and simulation training.

Among things covered in this course:

• Resuscitation of new born, children, adults
• Arrythmias, ECG
• Blood gas analysis
• Resuscitation in the anesthesia/OR perspective
• Nurse anesthesia in hyperbaric chamber
• Nurse anesthesia of the critically ill patient incl. Burn victims, multiple trauma neuro/thorax/abdominal/vascular/obstetric emergencies.
• Intoxication of local anesthetics, anaphylaxis, Malignant Hyperthermy
• Advanced airway management -  airway algorithms – the difficult airway
• Inline stabilization and airway management in trauma
• Evaluation of the trauma patient and utilization of backboards and immobilization of the neck
• Treatment with vasoactive drugs
• Hemorrhage and transfusions.
• Crisis Resource management
• Emergencies in the OR because of fire and failure of equipment

This course is provided with the support of Bradaskolinn sf which provides equipment and a number of lectures.

The course is based on lectures, skill stations, case training, simulation

In this course the professional scope of nurse anesthetist practice will be explored through the conceptual framework of nurse anesthesia practice by the International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA).