The present study examined the differences between anesthesia care team (ACT) and non-ACT practice types. Six practice variables were analyzed. We prepared and distributed a 13-item questionnaire to 1,000 practicing Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) with a 44.4% response rate. Data analysis revealed that nurse anesthetists in ACT practices had fewer years of experience and were yo...

Nurse anesthetists make significant contributions to healthcare worldwide. A little known fact is that, in many countries of the world, nearly all anesthesia is provided by nurses. This international survey, in five languages, was done to provide information about nurse anesthesia care delivered in countries in the regions of the world designated by the World Health Organization. Phase I, repor...

Finding ways to retain nurse anesthetists in the profession to meet the increasing demands of the healthcare system is of paramount importance. The present study investigates the relationship between work climate and job satisfaction among Dutch nurse anesthetists. A questionnaire was distributed to Dutch nurse anesthetists to assess their perceptions of their work climates, and their levels of...

Perceived stress of nurse anesthetists and their work environment has been the focus of several previous studies. This article presents a study of different factors that may contribute positively or negatively to the work environment of nurse anesthetists in Norway. It focuses on factors that nurse anesthetists perceive as health promoting at work and indicates how a healthy work environment ca...

statistics have shown that the incidence of miscarriage among nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists who were pregnant before being em­ployed was 10% while those who were pregnant during their employment were 20%. this was attributed to the teratogenic effect of anesthetics agents used in the operating room on the fetus. today with the use of special askrog valve, 90% of the anesthetic gases ...

The benefits of collaboration in healthcare have been linked positively with higher patient satisfaction, improved patient outcomes, enhanced nursing staff satisfaction, and decreased hospital costs. A sample of nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists affiliated with postgraduate training programs in the state of Texas responded to a survey designed to gather attitudes toward physician-nurse c...

The nurse anesthesia profession has been an advocate of credentialing since 1945 when the certification program and initial requirements were introduced. Substantial changes have evolved in the credentialing of health professionals over recent years to include documentation of initial and continuing competence while promoting patient safety. The National Board of Certification and Recertificati...

An innovative partnership with the Kaiser Permanente (KP) Institute for Culturally Competent Care (ICCC) has enabled the KP School of Anesthesia (KPSA) to become one of the first nurse anesthetist programs in the western United States to incorporate a formal cultural competence curriculum into its educational program. Housed administratively in the California State University system since 1981,...

There are no set standards for nurse anesthesia education in developing countries, yet one of the keys to the standards in global professional practice is competency assurance for individuals. Nurse anesthetists in developing countries have difficulty obtaining educational materials. These difficulties include, but are not limited to, financial constraints, lack of anesthesia textbooks, and dis...