Anesthesiologist Nurse Nurse Practitioner 
The Anesthesia Consultant
JUNE 26, 2022
What’s the difference between a physician anesthesiologist and a nurse anesthetist? There is no fork in the career path that makes a busy Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) automatically inferior to a medical doctor anesthesiologist in hands-on skills. The answer: internal medicine.
The Anesthesia Consultant
APRIL 25, 2021
A doctor or a nurse? On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “ On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “
Concordia Anesthesiology
OCTOBER 30, 2021
In the past, the anesthesiologist’s role was often limited to the period from pre-anesthetic examination just before surgery to the postoperative care unit. In recent decades, the role of anesthesiologists in perioperative care has been expanding, and PSH is seen as a natural extension of this trend.
The Anesthesia Consultant
AUGUST 14, 2015
Due to an inadequate supply of primary care doctors, the future of clinic medicine in large corporate medical practices will likely be legions of nurse practitioners and/or physician assistants supplying much of primary care. When three p.m. arrived, many doctors signed off to the next doctor coming on duty to take over their job.
The Anesthesia Consultant
AUGUST 7, 2017
Anesthesiologists work in operating rooms and intensive care units—acute care settings which demand vigilance, steady hands, and quick thinking. My medical board certifications are in internal medicine and anesthesiology—two fields which have significant overlap in their knowledge base but radically different practice settings.
PANA
JANUARY 20, 2025
20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) are usually the last person a patient sees before a surgical procedure begins, and the first person they awake to when it ends. The average nurse anesthetist completes 9,000 clinical hours prior to becoming a CRNA. HARRISBURG, Pa.,
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