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- Title
Redeployment of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic.
- Authors
Rollison, Sarah; Horvath, Catherine; Gardner, Belinda; McAuliffe, Megan; Benson, Andrew
- Abstract
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are uniquely skilled anesthesia providers with substantial experience managing critically ill patients. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) pandemic, CRNAs at a large academic medical center in the Mid-Atlantic United States experienced a shift in their daily responsibilities. As the hospital transitioned to the management of patients who tested positive for the virus that causes COVID, the severe acute respiratory syndrome-- coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), CRNAs were redeployed into the roles of respiratory therapists and intensive care unit registered nurses. Although facing the stress of the global pandemic, this facility's CRNAs proved to be flexible, capable, and necessary members of the care team for patients with COVID-19.
- Subjects
UNITED States; ACADEMIC medical centers; SARS-CoV-2; INTENSIVE care nursing; CRITICALLY ill; PATIENTS; LABOR supply; NURSES; EMPLOYEES' workload; WORKING hours; COVID-19 pandemic
- Publication
AANA Journal, 2021, Vol 89, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0094-6354
- Publication type
Article