Perioperative Nurses Should Be Familiar with All Basic Anesthetic Monitors

Perioperative nurses should be familiar with all basic anesthetic monitors and normal ranges of physiologic parameters in order to:

A) relieve the anesthesia provider for short periods of time during long procedures with stable patients.
B) anticipate patient and anesthesia provider needs in terms of patient status and potential emergencies.
C) safely use the equipment when they monitor a patient under local anesthesia.
D) anticipate patient and anesthesia provider needs in terms of patient status and potential emergencies,and safely use the equipment when they monitor a patient under local anesthesia.