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2. Certified registered nurse anesthetist - Wikipedia

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   A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is a type of advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia in the United States. CRNAs account for approximately half of the anesthesia providers in the United States and are the main providers (80%) of anesthesia in rural America. [ 1 ] Historically, nurses have been providing anesthesia ...

3. Anesthesiology - Wikipedia

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   Anesthesiology, anaesthesiology or anaesthesia is the medical specialty concerned with the total perioperative care of patients before, during and after surgery. [ 1 ] It encompasses anesthesia, intensive care medicine, critical emergency medicine, and pain medicine. [ 2 ] A physician specialized in anesthesiology is called an anesthesiologist ...

4. Pain management - Wikipedia

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   Image of visual pain. Pain management is an aspect of medicine and health care involving relief of pain (pain relief, analgesia, pain control) in various dimensions, from acute and simple to chronic and challenging. Most physicians and other health professionals provide some pain control in the normal course of their practice, and for the more ...

5. Perianesthesia nursing - Wikipedia

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   Pain management nurses are sometimes considered to be perianesthesia nurses, given the collaborative nature of their work with anesthetists and the fact that a large proportion of acute pain issues are surgery related. However, distinct pain management certifications exist through the American Society for Pain Management Nurses.

6. Nurse anesthetist - Wikipedia

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   A nurse anesthetist is an advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia for surgery or other medical procedures. Nurse anesthetists (NA's) administer or participate in administration of anesthesia services in 107 countries, working with or without anesthesiologists. [ 1 ] Because of different historical backgrounds, anesthetist ...

7. Medical specialty - Wikipedia

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   Average salary (USD) Average hours work/week Average salary/hour (USD) Allergy & Immunology $298K Anesthesiology: $405K 59 Dermatology: $438K 44 103 Emergency medicine: $373K 44 180 Endocrinology $257K Cardiac Surgery: 218,684 to $500,000 Cardiology $490K 55 Critical care $369K Infectious disease $260K Internal medicine: $264K 55 58 Family ...

8. Nursing credentials and certifications - Wikipedia

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   Such a nurse, while still fully an accredited nurse, will likely become the risk manager for a hospital, working in health administration rather than direct care and perhaps even becoming the director or manager of the risk-management department. In this role, he or she may never see another patient except while doing hospital inspections, or ...

9. Advanced practice nurse - Wikipedia

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   An advanced practice nurse (APN) is a nurse with post-graduate education and training in nursing. Nurses practicing at this level may work in either a specialist or generalist capacity. APNs are prepared with advanced didactic and clinical education, knowledge, skills, and scope of practice in nursing. [ 1 ]