The Role of Nurse Anesthetists in the Healthcare Environment A nursing career in anesthesiology can be incredibly rewarding. Many reports state that Nurse Anesthetists are to be the highest-paid nursing specialty. On average, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) brings home a yearly salary of equal to or more than $157,000. A CRNA is defined as a kind of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). They must hold and maintain a highly advanced education, and meet specific clinical requirements
perform a surgery, and nurse anesthetists are often part of this team (Humric). Being a nurse anesthetist is a great career choice because of the awesome things they get to experience throughout the day. Nurse anesthetists get to watch doctors perform surgeries a well as put people to sleep on a daily basis. Being a nurse anesthetist is a very stressful job, but the money they earn makes up for it. Every day is different in the exciting field of Nurse Anesthesia. Nurse Anesthetists have been providing
The Family Nurse Practitioners Role and Settings Family Nurse Practitioners (FNP) are Registered Nurses who work directly under physicians to provide health care. The Practitioner is much like a family doctor, FNP’s work with patients throughout lives to diagnose illnesses, prescribe therapy and medication, conduct routine check-ups, order patient laboratory tests, assist in minor surgical procedures, and focus on disease prevention. Edelman, Kudama and Mandle (2014) suggested that the modern movement