Overview of Practice Considerations For The Anesthesia Professional
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However, the anesthesia professional may prefer to give haloperidol to patients in their first trimester. 34 Ketamine is not generally used due to possible catecholamine surge and subsequent hypertension. 22 Anesthesia professionals concerned about drug trapping in the newborn may also be hesitant to administer benzodiazepines.
Key Details About Practice Considerations For The Anesthesia Professional
Professional Practice Manual The Professional Practice Manual for the CRNA contains AANA anesthesia standards, scope of practice , guidelines, practice and policy considerations , and position statements relevant to nurse anesthesiology practice .
These practice considerations offer the anesthesia professional guidance on how to care for a patient with substance use disorder because they are responsible for providing the best and safest care for all patients.
PDF Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Practice
The AANA also provides guidance for these practice areas: Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient, Guidelines, Chronic Pain Management Guidelines, and Regional Anesthesia and Analgesia Techniques - An Element of Multimodal Pain Management, Practice Considerations .
Standards & Guidelines Nurse anesthetists have been providing anesthesia care and related services to patients in the United States for more than 150 years. Today, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) earn a doctoral degree and meet continued professional certification requirements throughout their career. Essential to CRNA practice is a thorough understanding of and adherence to ...
PDF Guidelines to the Practice of Anesthesia Revised Edition 2026
Therefore, the considerations and planning for positioning best practice should be discussed by the surgical team ideally before anesthesia induction, for example, during part 1 of the Surgical Safety Checklist.
The Professional Practice Manual for the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist contains important documents and resources relating to the nurse anesthesia practice . To ensure that this information provided in the manual is relevant, timely, and evidence-based, the AANA Practice Committee continuously reviews and updates these documents.
Statements and Practice Parameters
Statement on Post-Dural Puncture Headache Management Statement on Practice of Pain Medicine (Revised October 15, 2025) Statement on Practice Parameters Statement on Practice Recommendations for Pediatric Anesthesia Statement on Pregnancy Testing Prior to Anesthesia and Surgery Statement on Principles for Alarm Management for Anesthesia ...
Our member benefits include access to practice parameters, statements, and expert consensus documents that are based on the most up-to-date scientific evidence. ASA Practice Guidance Resources provide guidance to improve decision-making and promote beneficial outcomes for the practice of anesthesiology.