Guidelines on Advanced Practice Nursing - Nurse Anesthetists – 2021
Publication description
As part of the ICN series of guidelines on Advanced Practice Nursing, this publication aims to strengthen the role of Nurse Anesthetists to provide safe and affordable anesthetic care to their populations.The guidelines provide a background and history of Nurse Anesthesia, describe the characteristics of the role, look at the Nurse Anesthetists’ scope of practice, describe the educational requirements for the role, and discuss the establishment of a professional standard for the Nurse Anesthetist. They also cover Nurse Anesthetists’ contributions to healthcare services and describe safe practice of anesthesia.
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