About This Module

Estimated time: One hour

Prerequisites: Modules 00 through 04 (Core Curriculum), Module 05 (Clinical Track)

Who this is for: Candidates applying for Procedural Sedation Nurse positions

What you will learn:

  • The RN’s role as clinical gatekeeper for General Anesthesia cases
  • How to determine the correct GA facility based on patient age, BMI, and medical history
  • How to conduct a sixty-minute GA paperwork appointment from start to finish
  • Which forms are required for every GA patient and which are facility-specific
  • How insurance pathways differ for MSSH, Foster Care, and NIHB/FNHA patients
  • How to manage H&P and deposit deadlines that protect the surgical slate
  • How to conduct a three-day pre-surgery health check call

Module Contents

Complete these readings in order:

  1. RN Role and GA Eligibility Your eight core responsibilities as the GA gatekeeper, plus the decision pathway for selecting ARH versus AFD based on age, BMI, and medical complexity.

  2. GA Appointment Structure and Forms The four phases of a sixty-minute GA paperwork appointment, complete forms checklists by patient type, and the post-GA flow.

  3. Insurance Pathways and Deadlines MSSH, Foster Care, and NIHB/FNHA insurance branching, H&P and deposit deadlines, and the six administrative responsibilities after every appointment.

  4. Health Check Call and Parent Communication The three-day pre-surgery screening protocol and six parent communication scripts for common GA conversations.

  5. Quiz Checkpoint: RN GA Paperwork Assessment Test your understanding with a twenty-question Google Form covering facility selection, fasting safety, insurance, and clinical scenarios.

RN Training Scripts

After completing the readings and quiz, review the annotated RN scenarios in Module 08:

These scripts show realistic GA paperwork situations with detailed annotations explaining why each response works.

Why This Module Matters

General Anesthesia cases carry the highest stakes in our practice. A missed BMI assessment can endanger a child’s airway. A fasting violation cancels surgery and wastes a family’s travel. An incomplete H&P delays the entire surgical slate. As the RN, you are the clinical gatekeeper who prevents these failures. Every form you complete, every screening question you ask, and every deadline you track protects both the patient and the practice.

This module teaches you to think in systems, not just fill out forms.

📝 Module 7: RN GA Track — Quiz Checkpoint

20 questions · Learning tool with answer feedback · Take as many times as you need

Take the RN GA Paperwork Quiz →

Or review the prep material first: Quiz Checkpoint page

After This Module

When you have completed the readings, quiz, and reviewed the training scripts, continue to:

Completion Checklist

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