(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
| Specialty | Taxonomy Code | |
|---|---|---|
| * | Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered | 367500000X |
* Indicates primary specialty
| NPI Number | 1437581931 |
| Credentials | CRNA (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) |
| Entity | Individual |
| Enumeration date | 08/07/2013 |
| Last updated | 08/07/2013 - About 13 years ago |
| Sole proprietor1 | Yes |
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| Hospital affiliation | n/a |
1 A sole proprietor/sole proprietorship is an individual, and as such, is eligible for a single NPI number. The sole proprietor must apply for the NPI number using his or her own Social Security Number (SSN), not an Employer Identification Number (EIN) even if he/she has an EIN.
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