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• SECTION ONE Professional Competencies1 Evolution of Perianesthesia Care2 Standards, Legal Issues, and PracticeSettings3 Safety, Quality Improvement, and Regulatory andAccrediting Agencies4 Research and Evidence-Based PracticeSECTION TWO Preoperative Assessment Competencies5 Preoperative Evaluation6 Preexisting Medical Conditions7 Transcultural Nursing and AlternativeTherapies8 The Developmentally and Physically ChallengedPatientSECTION THREE Life Span Competencies9 The Pediatric Patient10 The Adolescent Patient11 The Adult Patient12 The Geriatric PatientSECTION FOUR Perianesthesia Competencies13 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance14 Anesthesia, Procedural Sedation, and Analgesia15 Thermoregulation16 Postoperative/Postdischarge Nausea andVomiting17 Pain and ComfortSECTION FIVE System Competencies18 Respiratory19 Cardiovascular20 Neurological21 Endocrine22 Gastrointestinal23 General Surgery24 Hematology25 Renal/Genitourinary26 Obstetrics and Gynecology27 Ophthalmology28 Oral/Maxillofacial/Dental29 Orthopedics and Podiatry30 Otorhinolaryngology31 Peripheral Vascular Disease32 Plastic and Reconstruction33 Bariatrics34 Trauma35 Interventional Radiology and Special Procedures36 Perianesthesia ComplicationsSECTION SIX Education and Discharge Competencies37 Postoperative/Postprocedure Assessment38 Discharge Criteria, Education, and PostprocedureCareAppendix A: Certification of Perianesthesia Nurses:The CPAN® and CAPA® Certification ProgramsAppendix B: Testing Concepts and Strategies

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• SECTION ONE Professional Competencies1 Evolution of Perianesthesia Care2 Standards, Legal Issues, and PracticeSettings3 Safety, Quality Improvement, and Regulatory andAccrediting Agencies4 Research and Evidence-Based PracticeSECTION TWO Preoperative Assessment Competencies5 Preoperative Evaluation6 Preexisting Medical Conditions7 Transcultural Nursing and AlternativeTherapies8 The Developmentally and Physically ChallengedPatientSECTION THREE Life Span Competencies9 The Pediatric Patient10 The Adolescent Patient11 The Adult Patient12 The Geriatric PatientSECTION FOUR Perianesthesia Competencies13 Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Balance14 Anesthesia, Procedural Sedation, and Analgesia15 Thermoregulation16 Postoperative/Postdischarge Nausea andVomiting17 Pain and ComfortSECTION FIVE System Competencies18 Respiratory19 Cardiovascular20 Neurological21 Endocrine22 Gastrointestinal23 General Surgery24 Hematology25 Renal/Genitourinary26 Obstetrics and Gynecology27 Ophthalmology28 Oral/Maxillofacial/Dental29 Orthopedics and Podiatry30 Otorhinolaryngology31 Peripheral Vascular Disease32 Plastic and Reconstruction33 Bariatrics34 Trauma35 Interventional Radiology and Special Procedures36 Perianesthesia ComplicationsSECTION SIX Education and Discharge Competencies37 Postoperative/Postprocedure Assessment38 Discharge Criteria, Education, and PostprocedureCareAppendix A: Certification of Perianesthesia Nurses:The CPAN® and CAPA® Certification ProgramsAppendix B: Testing Concepts and Strategies