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Nurse Anesthetist

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189300.0000 210020.0000 236260.0000

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Works under the direction of Doctors and Surgeons and in conjunction with the nursing and operating room staff. Responsible for reviewing and understanding a patient’s condition and treatment options, so that they can be certain how the anesthetics will respond within the patient. Nurse Anesthetists are not only responsible for the administration of the anesthetics before the procedure, but they must monitor the patient throughout the patient’s anesthesia to ensure that the patient is handling the drugs appropriately. Alters the amount of the drug and the speed at which it is administered as necessary throughout the surgery so that the patient is kept in the best possible care.

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