Should student nurse anesthetists be required to administer regional anesthesia? 1993

B J Horton

Although millions of anesthetics are administered by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) every year, all CRNAs are not trained in the actual administration of regional anesthesia. Some individuals believe that all students should receive this instruction while enrolled in nurse anesthesia education programs. This belief has resulted in the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs being encouraged to adopt an accreditation requirement for the administration of regional anesthesia by students. Clinical experience in administration would supplement experience in managing regional anesthetics and didactic instruction that students do receive. This study identified the current practices in nurse anesthesia programs related to the administration of regional anesthesia by students and reasons for supporting or opposing an accreditation requirement.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009719 Nurse Anesthetists Professional nurses who have completed postgraduate training in the administration of anesthetics. Anesthetist, Nurse,Anesthetists, Nurse,Nurse Anesthetist
D002983 Clinical Competence The capability to perform acceptably those duties directly related to patient care. Clinical Skills,Competence, Clinical,Clinical Competency,Clinical Skill,Competency, Clinical,Skill, Clinical,Skills, Clinical,Clinical Competencies,Competencies, Clinical
D003479 Curriculum A course of study offered by an educational institution. Curricula,Short-Term Courses,Course, Short-Term,Courses, Short-Term,Short Term Courses,Short-Term Course
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000068 Accreditation Certification as complying with a standard set by non-governmental organizations, applied for by institutions, programs, and facilities on a voluntary basis. Accreditations
D000765 Anesthesia, Conduction Injection of an anesthetic to inhibit nerve transmission in a specific part of the body. Anesthesia, Regional,Conduction Anesthesia,Regional Anesthesia
D013338 Students, Nursing Individuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. Nurses, Pupil,Pupil Nurses,Nursing Student,Nursing Students,Student, Nursing,Nurse, Pupil,Pupil Nurse

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