Dr. James K. Keaton

Details

Education

• DNAP, 2021, Texas Wesleyan University
• MSNA, 2009, Missouri State University
• BSN, 2004, University of Central Arkansas

Certifications

• Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
• ACLS, PALS, BLS

Teaching

• ANE 700 Evidence Based Practice and Statistics for Nurse Anesthesiology
• ANE 714 Orientation to Clinical Anesthesia
• ANE 745 Anesthesia Pharmacology I
• ANE 746 Anesthesia Pharmacology II
• ANE 747 Simulation for Clinical Anesthesia
• Simulations and Skills Lab

Professional experience

• Simulations and Skills Lab Coordinator, School of Anesthesia, Missouri State University
• CRNA and departmental leadership, Anesthesia department, Mercy Springfield (Level I Trauma center), 2010-2021
• Staff RN, Surgical ICU, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)

Research and professional interests

• The use of Dexmedetomidine to prevent emergence delirium in patients with/without a PTSD diagnosis.
• Pharmacologic interventions to prevent emergence and post-operative delirium across the life span.
• Simulation and skill-based learning for the Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist (SRNA).
• Student GRIT level and outcomes throughout a Nurse Anesthesia program.