46YXM Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Core Skills

• perioperative patient assessment
• anesthesia planning and administration
• physiologic monitoring and response
• crisis management in OR and ICU
• electronic health record documentation
• interdisciplinary team communication
• protocol and checklist adherence
• quality and safety improvement
• confidentiality and HIPAA compliance
• training and mentoring clinical staff

Civilian Career Paths

• Nursing

Training & Development

What the Work Involves

• Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
• Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
• Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
• Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: graduate-level education or extensive experience.