Anesthesia Care Plan Book/PDA Program?

[MaleAPRN]

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a good Anesthesia Care Plan Book or (if there is one) a PDA program version? Every CRNA in the OR is different on how they care for patients on the table, and I was wondering if there is a generic care plan reference that everyone else is using?

Thanks.

[MaleAPRN]

Hello,

Can anyone recommend a good Anesthesia Care Plan Book or (if there is one) a PDA program version? Every CRNA in the OR is different on how they care for patients on the table, and I was wondering if there is a generic care plan reference that everyone else is using?

Thanks.

[TraumaNurse]

No specific book that I know of. I use "Surgical Procedures" by Jaffe, as well as my other textbooks. For PDA, the program I like to use for care plans is "The Manual of Anesthesia Practice" which is from pocketmedicine, I think. My careplans are developed using multiple resources. I think Jaffe is a must!

[crnabound]

i will be graduating this summer and am in the middle of writing a careplan book. There are none out that "cut to the chase" believe me i looked. I have a whole database of care plans and am working on a website to download careplans. I'm not sure if we can exchange email addresses this is my first time on this site. Good luck

[louloubell1]

I also use the Jaffe book frequently, in conjunction with Anes & Coex disease, and there is a great peds reference I have on my palm that is basically careplans for various procedures. I love that program.

[piper77]

Lou, thanks for the link..interesting!

Believe it or not, our program requires us to handwrite our care plans, every room's case, every night; we can't just write "Versed 1-2 mg" - we have to reason "Versed, 1-2 mg IV - anxiolytic, amnestic.." etc. Fear of "copying and pasting" instead of "doing our own plans.....". This for the full first full year of clinical, and 18 months into the program.....

Anyway, thanks for the link...a great idea.