Low to No Risk

22

Moderate Risk

0

High Risk

1

Extreme Risk

0

• 0.9Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.
• 0.5Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.
• 0.8Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.
• 0.5Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.
• 1.5Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications.
• 1.3Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.
• 2.2Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests, such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).
• 1.2Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.
• 2Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.
• 0.5Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques, such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.
• 1.3Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics, following specified methods and procedures.
• 0.3Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.
• 0.2Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.
• 1.2Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.
• 1Develop anesthesia care plans.
• 0.5Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.
• 1.1Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.
• 2.5Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.
• 0.5Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples.
• 1.3Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters.
• 0.8Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students, or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses.
• 0.2Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.

0.0% of Nurse Anesthetists tasks can be automated with AI or robotics