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Graduate Studies Catalog 2013-2014 
    
Graduate Studies Catalog 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

NURS 512 - Physics of Nurse Administered Anesthesia

1 cr.
Lecture focuses on application of principles of physics as related to the practice of anesthesia. Information will be presented regarding specific gas, fluid, and vapor laws and the influence they have upon anesthesia practice. Measurement of pressures, compressed gases, principles and types of vaporizers, flow meters, and solubility coefficients are discussed and allied with principles of anesthesia practice.