This unit aims to prepare staff to safely and effectively care for patients during anaesthesia. Drawing on student’s transferable academic and clinical skills this unit will look to contextualise existing capabilities within the specialised area of anaesthetic care.

Students will be provided with learning opportunities to acquire the insight and understanding of their responsibility of working in this area to care for patients.

Key is developing clinical competence to a national standard to enable the student to undertake the role of coordinating safe and competent care for the anaesthetic patient.

Learning outcomes

Having completed this unit the student is expected to:

1. Safely and effectively undertake the role of a theatre practitioner in the care of the anaesthetic patient.
2. Assess and implement care of the anaesthetic patient in a number of specialist areas.
3. Evidence their humanisation of the anaesthetic patient.
4. Integrate concepts of patient-centred care and patient safety in the delivery of their care.
5. Apply their understanding of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology and clinical knowledge to the context of the specialised area of anaesthetic care.