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Job Description

Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1151.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 164,030.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 78.00
Currently, there are 39,860 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Nurse Anesthetists”.

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Tasks for “Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP)”

Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment.
Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.
Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses.
Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications.
Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.
Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.
Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.
Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples.
Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests.
Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters.
Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics following specified methods and procedures.
Develop anesthesia care plans.

Related Technology & Tools

Oxygen delivery masks
Digital anesthesia machines
Mechanical stethoscopes
Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps
Endotracheal ET tubes
Blood collection syringes
Invasive hemodynamic pressure monitors
Pulse oximeters
Automated external defibrillators AED
Laryngeal mask airways LMA
Tourniquets
Precordial stethoscopes
Oxygen concentrators
Electrocardiography EKG machines
Pretracheal stethoscopes
Calibrated vaporizers
Electronic thermometer probes
Epidural block equipment trays
Tracheotomy sets
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Arterial line catheters
Peripheral nerve stimulators
Pulmonary artery catheters
Anesthesia masks
Gas anesthesia administration machines
Fiberoptic bronchoscopes
Protective face shields
Bispectral index monitors BIS
End tidal carbon dioxide monitors
Cardiac monitors
Magill forceps
Surgical gloves
Intravenous IV infusion pumps
Personal computers
Hypodermic syringes
Epidural catheters
Electronic blood pressure cuffs
Oxygen flowmeters
Oropharyngeal airways
Laptop computers
Multiple lumen central line catheters
Esophageal intubation detectors
Safety goggles
Blood collection tubes
Swan Ganz artery catheters
Nasal airways
Intravenous IV administration equipment
Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB ventilators
Capnographs

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