367500000X: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Code details

Code

367500000X Copy

Grouping

Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers

Classification

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

Specialization

None (this is the general classification code)

Display name

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Used by

Individuals (NPI-1)

NUCC definition

(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.