Advanced Practice Registered Nursing Education
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthestists
A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is a
licensed Professional Nurse who provides the same anesthesia services an
anesthesiologist (M.D.). After completing extensive education and
training, CRNAs become nationally certified; they may then practice in all 50
states. Working closely with other healthcare professionals such as
surgeons, dentists, podiatrists, and anesthesiologists, a CRNA takes care of
patient’s anesthesia needs before, during and after surgery or the delivery of a
baby by:
- 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
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