Nurse Anesthetist Career Paper

Superior Essays
Audrey Pattock
Period 03
Career Paper
December 15,2016
Nurse Anesthetist
A Nurse Anesthetist’s job at first may seem quite simple, but they tend to face split second decisions that can cost a life or save one. Everyday numerous surgeries are being performed. Whether it’s an open heart surgery, or just getting your wisdom teeth out. A Nurse Anesthetists will always be by your side to make sure everything is going as planned. A Nurse Anesthetist is one of four Advanced Practice Registered Nurse specialties. They focus primarily on respiration, and anesthesia. In order to fully understand the work of a Nurse Anesthetist one must look at the nature of the work, their working conditions, how much they can earn, the role of technology, and related occupations.
A Nurse Anesthetist has many responsibilities inside and out of the operation room. First CRNAs are required to evaluate their patients. They ask general
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Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2016-17 Edition, Nurse Anesthetists, Nurse Midwives, and Nurse Practitioners, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/nurse-anesthetists-nurse-midwives-and-nurse-practitioners.htm (visited September 28, 2016).

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