Which advanced practice role's participation is preoperative teaching and administering anesthesia?
1. Nurse-midwife
2. Nurse practitioner
3. Clinical nurse specialist
4. Nurse-anesthetist
Correct Answer: 4
Nurse anesthetists are knowledgeable and skilled in taking care of individuals in all age-groups undergoing surgical procedures. Their skill set includes, preoperative assessment, administration of anesthesia, and management of postanesthesia recovery. Certified Nurse-Midwives focus on well-women health care, management of pregnancy, childbirth, antepartum, and postpartum care, along with health promotion for childbearing women. Nurse practitioners manage a wide range of health problems through physical examination, diagnosis, treatment, and patient/family education and counseling; their priority areas of focus are primary care and health promotion. Clinical nurse specialists are skilled in management of complex patient health care problems in various clinical specialty areas through direct care, consultation, research, and education.
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