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Nursing Programs - CaliforniaAdvanced Practice Nursing ProgramsThe California nursing schools listed below offer nurse anesthetist and nurse midwifery programs. Nurse anesthetists have been providing anesthesia services to patients in the U.S. for more than 100 years. Anesthesiologists and certified registered nurse anesthetists provide anesthesia services to the U.S. population. Anesthesiologists and CRNAs can perform the same set of anesthesia services. All states require the nurse anesthetist to pass a national certification examination. A certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) administers local, inhalation, intravenous, and other anesthetics prescribed by an anesthesiologist to induce total or partial loss of sensation or consciousness in patients during surgery, deliveries, or other medical and dental procedures. The CRNA monitors the patient's response (heart rate, temperature, breathing, pulse, etc.) during the administration of anesthesia, for the duration of the surgery and until they have recovered from the anesthesia and are in a stable condition. CRNA also prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetic, following specified methods and procedures. CRNA note the patient's skin color and dilation of pupils and observe video screen and digital displays of computerized equipment to monitor the patient's vital signs during anesthesia. Nurse anesthetists also initiate remedial measures to prevent surgical shock or other adverse conditions and inform the physician during anesthesia. The salary for a typical Certified Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) in the United States is around $130,000. The projected growth in this field is good because of the aging population. Prerequisites for a nurse anesthetist program are a Bachelor of Science degree (BSN), a license as a registered nurse and at least one year work experience as a registered nurse in an acute care nursing setting. A master's degree is awarded upon the successful completion of the nurse anesthetist program which typically takes 24 to 36 months to complete and includes both classroom and clinical experience. Nurse Anesthetist ProgramsNurse-Midwifery ProgramsCharles Drew University - Nurse Midwifery Education Program UCLA - Nurse Midwifery Program UC - San Francisco - Nurse Midwifery Education Program UC - San Francisco General Hospital Nurse midwives provide primary care to women, including gynecological exams, family planning advice, prenatal care, assistance in labor and delivery, and neonatal care. Nurse midwives provide medical care and treatment to obstetrical patients under the supervision of an obstetrician, deliver babies and instruct patients in prenatal and postnatal health practices. Nurse midwives participate in initial examination of obstetrical patients, and are assigned responsibility for care, treatment, and delivery of patient. Nurse midwives examine patients during pregnancy, utilizing physical findings, laboratory test results, and patient's statements to evaluate condition and ensure that patient's progress is normal. They stay with the patients during labor to reassure them and to administer medication. Nurse midwives deliver infants and performs examinations and treatments to ensure that patients and infants are responding normally. In most States, advanced practice nurses can prescribe medications. |
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