Select Guide Rating

• 1. The History of Ambulatory Surgery and the Nurse’s RolePART I Management and Leadership in Ambulatory Surgery2. Leadership in Ambulatory Surgery3. Perianesthesia Nursing Standards4. Clinical Inquiry: Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice in Ambulatory Surgery5. Risk Management and Legal IssuesPART II Safety in the Ambulatory Perianesthesia Setting6. Safety Standards7. The Environment of Care8. Clinical Emergencies and Preparedness in the Ambulatory SettingPART III Anesthesia and Sedation for Ambulatory Procedures9. General Anesthesia10. Local and Regional Anesthesia11. Procedural SedationPART IV Pain Management12. Principles of Pain Assessment and Multimodal Analgesia13. Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain Management14. Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Pain ManagementPART V Patient Care: The Continuum15. Phases of Care: Preoperative Preparation and Optimization of the Ambulatory Surgery Patient16. Phases of Care: Phase I: Immediate Postoperative Care17. Phases of Care: Phase II and Extended Care18. Patient Teaching and Discharge Challenges19. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The Continuum of Care from Diagnosis and Surgery to Recovery20. Principles of Intraoperative CarePART VI Patients with Special Needs21. Diverse Care Considerations in the Perianesthesia Patient22. Special Needs of Pediatric Patients23. Special Needs of the Older Patient24. Caring for the Family25. Substance Use DisordersPART VII The Surgical Specialties26. General Surgical Procedures and Considerations27. Genitourinary Surgery28. Gynecologic Surgery29. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laser Surgery, and Other Technologies30. Ophthalmic Surgery31. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery32. Orthopedic and Podiatric Surgery33. Otorhinolaryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery34. Cosmetic and Reconstructive SurgeryPART VIII The Ambulatory Surgery Center as a Special Procedures Unit35. Special Procedures in the Ambulatory Setting

Select Guide Rating

• 1. The History of Ambulatory Surgery and the Nurse’s RolePART I Management and Leadership in Ambulatory Surgery2. Leadership in Ambulatory Surgery3. Perianesthesia Nursing Standards4. Clinical Inquiry: Quality Improvement and Evidence-Based Practice in Ambulatory Surgery5. Risk Management and Legal IssuesPART II Safety in the Ambulatory Perianesthesia Setting6. Safety Standards7. The Environment of Care8. Clinical Emergencies and Preparedness in the Ambulatory SettingPART III Anesthesia and Sedation for Ambulatory Procedures9. General Anesthesia10. Local and Regional Anesthesia11. Procedural SedationPART IV Pain Management12. Principles of Pain Assessment and Multimodal Analgesia13. Pharmacologic Interventions for Pain Management14. Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Pain ManagementPART V Patient Care: The Continuum15. Phases of Care: Preoperative Preparation and Optimization of the Ambulatory Surgery Patient16. Phases of Care: Phase I: Immediate Postoperative Care17. Phases of Care: Phase II and Extended Care18. Patient Teaching and Discharge Challenges19. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery: The Continuum of Care from Diagnosis and Surgery to Recovery20. Principles of Intraoperative CarePART VI Patients with Special Needs21. Diverse Care Considerations in the Perianesthesia Patient22. Special Needs of Pediatric Patients23. Special Needs of the Older Patient24. Caring for the Family25. Substance Use DisordersPART VII The Surgical Specialties26. General Surgical Procedures and Considerations27. Genitourinary Surgery28. Gynecologic Surgery29. Minimally Invasive Surgery, Laser Surgery, and Other Technologies30. Ophthalmic Surgery31. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery32. Orthopedic and Podiatric Surgery33. Otorhinolaryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery34. Cosmetic and Reconstructive SurgeryPART VIII The Ambulatory Surgery Center as a Special Procedures Unit35. Special Procedures in the Ambulatory Setting