Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) are masters and/or doctoral prepared Advanced Practice Registered Nurses.  CRNAs are an integral part of a patient’s medical team.  They can practice independently or work in collaboration with an anesthesiologist or other healthcare professional to provide safe, cost-effective anesthesia.

 

AANA Website: https://www.aana.com/

 

CRNA Fact Sheet:

https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/pr-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/crna-fact-sheet.pdf?sfvrsn=c5f641b1_18

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Scope of Practice:

https://www.aana.com/docs/default-source/practice-aana-com-web-documents-(all)/scope-of-nurse-anesthesia-practice.pdf?sfvrsn=250049b1_2