In American history, many of the first nurse anesthetists were nuns. (Evans, 2004)
This connection between spirituality and the profession shows that a patient undergoing anesthesia must be physically safe, and feel safe -- in the body and soul, before undergoing the physical and psychological shock of an operation under anesthesia. And even if the anesthesia is only a locally or partially administered drug, the nurse must be equally as sensitive to the patient's fears, needs, and reactions. Flexibility of reaction is key to the profession -- and indeed, flexibility in terms of one's projected working environment and patients. One of the exciting things about the profession is that a nurse anesthetist can work for a hospital, in the service of outpatient surgery center at a local surgery, dental, or a specialist's facility, for a group practice, or even practice independently. The choices seem limitless.
Regardless of the variety of paths my profession may lead me in the future, my ultimate professional aim has always been to deploy my variety of skills and personal attributes into becoming the best certified registered...
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