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Career: Nurse Anesthetists
Job Description
Administer anesthetics to induce total or partial loss of sensation or consciousness in patients during surgeries, births or other medical and dental procedures.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
100
|
Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation. |
100
|
Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response. |
100
|
Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics following specified methods and procedures. |
100
|
Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary. |
100
|
Develop anesthesia care plans. |
100
|
Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques. |
100
|
Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics. |
100
|
Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures. |
100
|
Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques. |
100
|
Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks. |
100
|
Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur. |
100
|
Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment. |
100
|
Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results. |
100
|
Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters. |
100
|
Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications. |
100
|
Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples. |
100
|
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing. |
100
|
Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests. |
100
|
Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses. |
97
|
Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients. |
97
|
Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs). |
94
|
Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems. |
91
|
Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment. |
88
|
Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
94
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
87
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
87
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
82
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
81
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
75
|
Processing Information
|
73
|
Getting Information
|
73
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
71
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
68
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
68
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
67
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
67
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
66
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
66
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
64
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
63
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
61
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
61
|
Thinking Creatively
|
59
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
55
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
55
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
54
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
54
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
54
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
51
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
50
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
50
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
49
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
49
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
49
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
47
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
46
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
45
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
43
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
42
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
42
|
Interacting With Computers
|
34
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
33
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
24
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
18
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|