What Tools and Technologies Are Nurse Anesthetists Using to Do Their Job?

Tools

Tracheotomy sets

Tourniquets

Swan Ganz artery catheters

Surgical gloves

Safety goggles

Pulse oximeters

Pulmonary artery catheters

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Protective face shields

Pretracheal stethoscopes

Precordial stethoscopes

Personal computers

Peripheral nerve stimulators

Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps

Oxygen flowmeters

Oxygen delivery masks

Oxygen concentrators

Oropharyngeal airways

Nasal airways

Multiple lumen central line catheters

Mechanical stethoscopes

Magill forceps

Laryngeal mask airways LMA

Laptop computers

Invasive hemodynamic pressure monitors

Intravenous IV infusion pumps

Intravenous IV administration equipment

Intermittent positive pressure breathing IPPB ventilators

Hypodermic syringes

Gas anesthesia administration machines

Fiberoptic bronchoscopes

Esophageal intubation detectors

Epidural catheters

Epidural block equipment trays

Endotracheal ET tubes

End tidal carbon dioxide monitors

Electronic thermometer probes

Electronic blood pressure cuffs

Electrocardiography EKG machines

Digital anesthesia machines

Cardiac monitors

Capnographs

Calibrated vaporizers

Blood collection tubes

Blood collection syringes

Bispectral index monitors BIS

Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators

Automated external defibrillators AED

Arterial line catheters

Anesthesia masks

Technologies

MEDITECH software

AetherPalm InfusiCalc

Allscripts Professional EHR

Amkai AmkaiCharts

Bizmatics PrognoCIS EMR

Cerner Millennium

ChartWare EMR

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Drug database software

e-MDs software

eClinicalWorks

EDImis Anesthesia Manager

GE Healthcare Centricity EMR

Medscribbler Enterprise

MicroFour PracticeStudio.NET EMR

NextGen Healthcare Information Systems EMR

Skyscape AnesthesiaDrugs

SOAPware EMR

StatCom Patient Flow Logistics Enterprise Suite

SynaMed EMR

Texas Medical Software SpringCharts EMR

How Much Experience is Needed to Become a Nurse Anesthetist?

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

77.42% said they needed a Master's Degree.
6.45% said they needed a First Professional Degree.

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What Does a Nurse Anesthetist Do?

Nurse Anesthetists 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.

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What Skills Should a Nurse Anesthetist Have?

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

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