CRNAs are highly educated, experienced advanced practice registered nurses
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, safely deliver more than 50 million anesthetics to patients each year in the United States.
Patients can rest assured knowing that all anesthesia professionals give anesthesia in the same exact way When anesthesia is administered by a CRNA, the care is recognized as the practice of nursing; when it is administered by a physician anesthesiologist, it is recognized as the practice of medicine.
CRNAs administer anesthesia and related care to patients and are often the sole anesthesia providers delivering care to the military, rural, and medically underserved populations.
CRNAs are qualified to administer every type of anesthesia to all types of patients in any healthcare setting.
CRNAs deliver comprehensive care using all accepted anesthetic techniques including general, regional, sedation, local and pain management.
CRNAs have an average of three and a half years of critical care experience before entering a nurse anesthesia program.
CRNAs are the only anesthesia professionals with this level of patient-centered, critical care experience prior to beginning formal anesthesia education.
CRNAs attain seven to eight years of education, training and work experience prior to delivering anesthesia care.
Resident’s currently enrolled in a nurse anesthesiology program enter the workforce with doctoral degrees.
CRNAs are the only anesthesia providers who are required to be board-certified.
CRNAs are responsible to the public for professional excellence through lifelong learning and practice, continued certification, continuous engagement in quality improvement and professional development, and compliance with the Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Practice and Code of Ethics for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist.
