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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)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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