What do Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) do?
A nurse anesthetist, or certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), is a licensed professional nurse who provides the same anesthesia services as an anesthesiologist (MD). After completing extensive education and training, CRNAs become nationally certified and may then practice in all 50 states. Working closely with other health care professionals such as surgeons, dentists, podiatrists and anesthesiologists, a nurse anesthetist takes care of a patient’s anesthesia needs before, during and after surgery or the delivery of a baby by doing the following activities: • Performing a physical assessment • Participating in preoperative teaching • Preparing for anesthetic management • Administering anesthesia to keep the patient pain free • Maintaining anesthesia intraoperatively • Overseeing recovery from anesthesia • Following the patient’s postoperative course from recovery room to patient care unit Nurse anesthetists stay with their patients for the entire procedure, constantly monitori
A nurse anesthetist, or certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA), is a licensed professional nurse who provides the same anesthesia services as an anesthesiologist (MD). After completing extensive education and training, CRNAs become nationally certified and may then practice in all 50 states. Working closely with other health care professionals such as surgeons, dentists, podiatrists and anesthesiologists, nurse anesthetists take care of their patients’ anesthesia needs before, during and after surgery or the delivery of a baby by doing the following activities: • Performing a physical assessment • Participating in preoperative teaching • Preparing for anesthetic management • Administering anesthesia to keep the patient pain free • Maintaining anesthesia intraoperatively • Overseeing recovery from anesthesia • Following the patient’s postoperative course from recovery room to patient care unit Nurse anesthetists stay with their patients for the entire procedure, constantly monito
