Will AI Replace Nurse Anesthetists?

Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics.

Semi-structured cognitive task involving analysis, inspection, or monitoring.

Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques, such as local, spinal, epidural, caudal, nerve blocks and intravenous blocks.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Develop anesthesia care plans.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics, following specified methods and procedures.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Perform pre-anesthetic screenings, including physical evaluations and patient interviews, and document results.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests, such as radiographs (x-rays) and electrocardiograms (EKGs).

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.

Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students, or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses.

Complex problem-solving, strategic leadership, or high-empathy task requiring human judgment.

Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment.

Semi-structured task combining routine and non-routine responsibilities.