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Professional Practice Manual
The Definitive Resource for CRNA Practice Excellence
Essential information throughout the practice manual helps you practice to your fullest capacity.
Find anesthesia standards, scope of practice, practice, guidelines, and policy considerations, and much more information relevant to your practice.
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Key Manual Sections
Code of Ethics
Principles of conduct and professional integrity to guide decision-making and behavior.
Standards
Evidence-based descriptions of minimum requirements and responsibilities for anesthesia practice.
Sections of the Manual
Standards
Standards
Guidelines
Guidelines
- Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient
- Chronic Pain Management Guidelines
- Guidelines for Critical Incident Stress Management
- Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines for Anesthesia Care
- Latex Allergy Management
- Guidelines Regarding the Role of the CRNA in Mass Casualty Incident Preparedness and Response
- Reconsideration of Advance Directives
- Safe Injection Guidelines for Needle and Syringe Use
Position Statements
Position Statements
- A Holistic Approach to Pain Management Integrated Multimodal and Interdisciplinary Treatment
- Addressing Substance Use Disorder in Anesthesia Professionals
- Care of Patients Receiving Analgesia by Catheter Techniques
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Dental Office Sedation and Anesthesia Care
- Discharge After Sedation or Anesthesia on the Day of the Procedure: Patient Transportation With or Without a Responsible Individual
- Diversity Inclusion and Equity
- Expert Witness for Nurse Anesthesia Practice
- Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis Preparedness and Treatment
- Mobile Information Technology
- Non-anesthesia Provider Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
- Office Based Anesthesia
- Patient-Driven Interdisciplinary Practice
- Patient Safety CRNAs and Health-Related Impaired Practice
- Securing Propofol
- The CRNA’s Role in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Anesthesia Care
- The Practice of Anesthesia
- The Role of the CRNA on the Procedure Team
- Unintended Awareness during General Anesthesia
Practice Considerations
Practice Considerations
- Airway Management Use of Succinylcholine or Rocuronium
- Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Substance Use Disorder Patient
- Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients
- Documenting Anesthesia Care
- Enhanced Recovery after Surgery, Considerations for Pathway Development and Implementation
- Informed Consent for Anesthesia Care
- IV Fluid Shortage Mitigation
- Ketamine Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain Management
- Nurse Anesthesia Leadership Survival Guide
- Patient-Centered Perianesthesia Communication
- Patient Safety CRNAs and Health-Related Impaired Practice
- Patient Safety Fatigue Sleep and Work Schedule Effects
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Anesthesia Care Practice Considerations
- Postanesthesia Care
- Professional Attributes of the Nurse Anesthetist
- Promoting a Culture of Safety and Healthy Work Environment
- Regional Anesthesia Techniques – An Element of Multimodal Pain Management
- Shared Airway During Dental Procedures
- The CRNA’s Role in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Anesthesia Care
- Unintended Awareness During General Anesthesia
Policy Considerations
Policy Considerations
- Care of Patients Receiving Analgesia by Catheter Techniques
- Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients
- Clinical Privileges and Other Responsibilities of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists
- Discharge After Sedation or Anesthesia on the Day of the Procedure: Patient Transportation With or Without a Responsible Individual
- Documenting Anesthesia Care
- Informed Consent for Anesthesia Care
- IV Fluid Shortage Mitigation
- Ketamine Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain Management
- Management of Waste Anesthetic Gases
- Non-anesthesia Provider Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
- Patient Safety CRNAs and Health-Related Impaired Practice
- Patient Safety Fatigue Sleep and Work Schedule Effects
- Reconsideration of Advance Directives
- The CRNA’s Role in Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Anesthesia Care
- Unintended Awareness During General Anesthesia
Joint Position Statement
Joint Position Statement
- AANA, AORN, ASPAN Position Statement on Workplace Civility
- AANA APNA Joint Position Statement on Ketamine Infusion Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders
- AANA ASA Joint Statement Regarding Propofol Administration
- The Use of Personal Protective Equipment by Anesthesia Professionals during the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Resuming Elective Non-Urgent Gastrointestinal Procedures during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Infographics
Infographics
- Anesthesia Care of the Patient on a GLP-1 Receptor Agonist
- Analgesia and Anesthesia for the Obstetric Patient: Oxytocin Management Infographic
- Anesthesia Care of the Patient with Mpox (Monkeypox)
- Hemodynamic Instability and Intraoperative Hypotension (IOH)
- Patient Selection Criteria: Elevated HbA1c
- Patient Selection Criteria: Elevated BMI