Perianesthesia nurses provide preoperative and postoperative care to patients undergoing anesthesia during surgery or other procedure. There are approximately 106 programs for nurse anesthetists.
A Nurse Anesthetist or CRNA is registered nurse who has satisfactorily completed an accredited nurse anesthesia training program. In 1980 the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists mandated that...
"The requirements for becoming a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) mainly include having a bachelor's degree in nursing, Registered Nurse licensure, a minimum of 1 year acute care...