Nurse Anesthetists

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses how the modern nurse has developed into a fully-fledged professional with extensive and far-reaching responsibilities and functions. The paper provides a brief history of advanced nursing and nurse anesthetists and examines the situation and status of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The paper predicts a bright outlook for this professional specialization in the nursing profession.

Outline:
Introduction and Overview
Brief History of Advanced Nursing and Nurse Anesthetists
Situation and Status of CRNAs
Licensure and Legal Requirements
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"If one considers the historical development of nursing and particularly advanced nursing practices, it becomes evident that until fairly recently nursing was considered more as an adjunct to the medical profession and an extension of the healthcare environment than an independent profession. However the concept and reality of the nursing profession has undergone radical change in the last century. In the first instance nursing has become more holistic in nature and has also entered into more technologically orientated areas of medical expertise that were previously reserved for specialists."

Sample of Sources Used:

• 47TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION. Retrieved Jan 13, 2007, from http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/memorials/house/HM033.pdf.
• AANA Overview. Retrieved Jan 13, 2007, from http://www.aana.com/aboutaana.aspx?ucNavMenu_TSMenuTargetID=15&ucNavMenu_TSMenuTargetType=4&ucNavMenu_TSMenuID=6&id=100
• America's Nurse Anesthetists Commend Bush Administration for Tripling Nurse Anesthetist Traineeship Funding Today. Retrieved Jan 13, 2006, fromhttp://www.aana.com/news.aspx?ucNavMenu_TSMenuTargetID=171&ucNavMenu_TSMenuTargetType=4&ucNavMenu_TSMenuID=6&id=1615&terms=CRNA+shortage&searchtype=1&fragment=True
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