Course Description – Critical Concepts Education (20 Class A CE Credits)
Advance your clinical expertise with Critical Concepts Education, a fully online, self-paced continuing education program designed exclusively for nurse anesthesiology professionals. Complete each lesson at your convenience, then take the corresponding online quiz to earn credit.
All quiz answers are confidentially scored and recorded. Upon successful completion, you’ll receive an instant Certificate of Completion for each article—available anytime in your online account.
This program has been prior approved by the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) for 20 Class A CE Credits.
Expiration Date: 8/10/2028
We automatically report your credits directly to the AANA for seamless compliance.
A minimum score of 80% is required on each quiz to earn credit. You receive two attempts per quiz. If you do not achieve an 80% passing score after both attempts, CE credit cannot be awarded for that article.
Topics Covered
Enhance your practice with 20 evidence-based, clinically relevant articles:
Consciousness and Anesthesia
Anesthesia Awareness and the Bispectral Index
Perioperative Monitoring: Beyond Arterial Blood Pressure and Beyond the Operating Room
Keeping an Open Mind About Open Notes: Sharing Anesthesia Records with Patients
Pro-Con Debate: Air vs. Saline for Loss-of-Resistance in Fluoroscopy-Guided Epidural Access
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Pediatrics
The Role of GABA Receptors in Anesthesia and Sedation
Anesthesia and Pain Management for Scoliosis Surgery
State-of-the-Art Anesthesia Practices
Effect of Tattoos on Spinal or Epidural Anesthesia
Vitamin Deficiency as a Risk Factor for Post-Anesthesia Complications
Opioid-Free Anesthesia in Bariatric Surgery
Propofol Abuse, Addiction, and Neuropharmacological Aspects
Remote Interpreting Services in Perioperative Care
Fast-Track Anesthesia for Hepatopancreatic Cancer Surgery
Influence of Aging on Opioid Dosing for Perioperative Pain Management
Tracheal Lesion During Shoulder Surgery
Anesthesia and Cancer Recurrence
The Opioid Crisis
Deep Sedation for Nasal Septal Surgery
