Objectives

After participating in this educational activity, attendees should be able to:
1. To define the Anatomy of the Spinal and Epidural space
2. To describe an appropriate assessment of a patient with an epidural
3. To describe catheter management and assessment
4. To describe Pain assessment and managment
5. To describe the physiological effects for epidurals and appropriate nursing interventions

Faculty

Sue Castanera RN, BC, CAPA
Pain Service
Baystate Medical Center 

None of the members of the faculty and planning committee for this educational event have commercial relationships with any entity producing, marketing, re-selling or distributing health care goods and services consumed by or used on patients.