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 …show more content…
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