Will “Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

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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 “Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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