Nurse Anesthetist
- Provide critical care by administering anesthesia and monitoring vital signs.
- Play a vital role in patient recovery and emergency response in medical settings.
- Use advanced techniques like intubation and cardiac support to ensure patient safety.
💰 Earn $238K-$239K
📚 Master Degree
Overview
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.Scoop
Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)
Day-to-Day
- 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.
- 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 anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
- Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
Best For You If...
YOU Like 💕
- Working with my hands
- Relating with or serving others
- Thinking and problem solving
You are skilled in 💫
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
You value 🙏
- Having support
- Accomplishing things
- Personal relationships
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Nurse Anesthetist
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