Nurse Anesthetists

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• Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.

  physical work, outside the screen · 7.1% of the role's time · $809M

• Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.

  physical work, outside the screen · 6.5% of the role's time · $740M

• Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.

  physical work, outside the screen · 6.1% of the role's time · $699M

• Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.7% of the role's time · $656M

• Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.

  reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $573M

• Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 5.0% of the role's time · $571M

• Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.8% of the role's time · $546M

• Develop anesthesia care plans.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.7% of the role's time · $538M

• Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.7% of the role's time · $534M

• Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics, following specified methods and procedures.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.6% of the role's time · $520M

• Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.5% of the role's time · $516M

• Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.4% of the role's time · $501M

• Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques, such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.0% of the role's time · $453M

• Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.9% of the role's time · $441M

• Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests, such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.8% of the role's time · $432M

• Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.7% of the role's time · $425M

• Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and a failure is too expensive · 3.6% of the role's time · $407M

• Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.5% of the role's time · $400M

• Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.2% of the role's time · $362M

• Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.9% of the role's time · $326M

• Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students, or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.5% of the role's time · $287M

• Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $247M

• Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $244M

• Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.7% of the role's time · $191M