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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are in an "Advanced Practice" nurse specialty. They are nurse anesthetists that are certified/licenced by a nationally recognized body. Nurse anesthetists or certified registered nurse anesthetists are licensed professional nurses (RNs) who undergo extensive training, become nationally certified by exam after graduation, and then provide services similar to an anesthesiologist. In the United States anesthesiology or anesthesia care is provided by two specialty groups, nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists (physicians). A nurse comforting a patient A nurse is a health care professional, who is engaged in the practice of nursing. ...
The leading national association is the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists: aana.com.
As anesthesia specialists, CertifiedRegisteredNurseAnesthetists (CRNAs) administer approximately 65% of the anesthetics given to patients in the United States.
CRNAs are the sole anesthesia providers in more than two-thirds of all rural hospitals in the nation.
The American Association of NurseAnesthetists' 2002 Membership Survey reported that 40% of CRNAs are employed as group employees, 33% are hospital employees, 13% are independent contractors, 6% are owners or partners in a practice, and 4% practice in the military or government.
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