The rendering and administering by certified registered nurse anesthetists of anesthesia and anesthesia-related care in performing and documenting a preanesthetic assessment and evaluation of the patient, namely, requesting consultations and diagnostic studies; selecting, obtaining, ordering and administering preanesthetic medications and fluids; obtaining informed consent for anesthesia; developing and implementing an anesthetic plan; initiating general, regional and local anesthesia, and sedation; selecting, applying, and inserting appropriate non-invasive and invasive monitoring modalities for continuous evaluation of the patient's physical status; selecting, obtaining, and administering the anesthetics, adjuvant and accessory drugs, and fluids necessary to manage the anesthetic; managing a patient's airway and pulmonary status using current practice modalities; managing emergence and recovery from anesthesia by selecting, obtaining, ordering, and administering medications, fluids, and ventilatory support; discharging the patient from a postanesthesia care area and providing postanesthesia follow-up evaluation and care; implementing acute and chronic pain management, administration of emergency fluids and drugs, and using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques; additional nurse anesthesia responsibilities, namely, administration and management, quality assessment, education and teaching, research, committee appointments, interdepartmental liaison, and clinical administration and oversight of other departments
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