Nurse anesthetist

professionals involved in the care of the patient, work together in providing a detailed plan of action to carry out. Those included in a healthcare team consist of but are not limited to: Doctor of any specialty, nurse practioner, clinical nurse, patient care technician, nurse anesthetist, midwife, dietitian, physical therapist, respiratory therapist, speech…

I want to be a nurse because I want to care for people when they are in need or when no one else will care for them. I bring many qualities to make me a great nurse. My first quality is that I am good at working with anyone. I believe one of the main parts in the health field is to be able to work well with multiple kinds of people which this leads to overall better care for patients. My second quality is empathy and compassion for others. Whenever I was doing my clinicals at the Beaver Dam…

registered nurse (APRN) consensus model. According to the conceptual idea of Hamaric (2014) “Advanced practice nursing is the patient-focused application of an expanded range of competencies to improve health outcomes for patients and populations in a specialized clinical area of the larger discipline of nursing” (p. 71). The consensus model APRN regulation separates the APRN into four different roles or positions. The title of the positions are certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA),…

The question “should nurses practice to the full extent of their education and training?” seems unreasonable and absurd like “why to learn how to fly if your wings will be cut off right after?” However, the answer is not so obvious because of the complexity of the medical system. This issue concerns advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) including nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, nurse anesthetists, and nurse midwives, who have master’s or doctoral degrees and passed…

As nurses, we spend long hours in our workplaces, for that it is important for us to have a safe working environment. In fact, there are three things that can affect health which includes physical aspect of work and the workplace which is influenced by exposure to physical risks and hazards such as needles pricks. It also includes psychosocial aspects of work and how work is organized. And finally, work-related resources and opportunities such as employee benefits, which is influenced by the…

An anonymous author once said, "When you're a nurse, you know that every day you will touch a life or one will touch yours." I witnessed this first hand as I watched my mother care for so many people. As a young child, I remember watching her prepare to leave for her shift at the local hospital. I can vividly recall her donning her white dress and meticulously pinning her iconic nurse's hat to her neatly pulled-up hair. Her role as a caregiver always impressed me, and my admiration of her…

nursing. Whenever someone suggested to me about being a nurse, I would always turn my nose up at them thinking “How could they suggest such a mediocre job?” It wasn't until I got older and learned it's the nurses that are taking care of the patients and providing the personal attention. I work as a Patient Transporter at Barnes Jewish Hospital. My job is to take patients to and from testing areas and rooms, so I have a lot of interaction with nurses and patients. Working at the hospital I have…

student, and I fear I would regret not attending later on in my life. Having a degree for the nursing field is a must-have, so going to college was a no brainer. In the future, I’m hoping to become a Trauma/ ER nurse for a few years, and then advance to become a Nurse Anesthetist. As a nurse you must know the human anatomy, the purpose and dosage of medications, common procedures, the list goes on.…

My main goal in life is helping people and always helping people. My life time goal is to be a Registered Nurse. The health care profession of nursing contributes to society in many different ways from the care of families and communities by attaining, to the care of an individual maintaining, recovering from many different health reason and quality of life. Before choosing to become a nurse, you must first examine yourself and look to see if you have the right qualities for this particular job.…

opportunities for nurses in management, working with lawyers with legal cases, working for a police department doing forensic nursing, telecommuting, quality assurance or working for an insurance company. With all of these opportunities comes the need for further education. Many hospitals are pushing for nursing with an associate degree to obtain at least 80% of nurses obtain bachelor’s degree by 2020 (Brooks, 2011). Some hospitalizations even have a stipulation upon hire that nurses must…