January 19-25 is National Nurse Anesthetists Week.
Whenever anesthesia is delivered by a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), the patient is in the care of a health care professional who is in charge of providing a thorough and safe anesthetic from pre-operation through post-operation. For more than a century, CRNA’s have been staying with patients throughout their procedures, monitoring their vital signs and adjusting their anesthetics to ensure the safest, most comfortable anesthesia experience possible.