Nurse Anesthetists
Official O*NET title: Nurse Anesthetists (29-1151.00)
Also called: certified registered nurse anesthetist, nurse anesthetist, staff certified registered nurse anesthetist, staff nurse anesthetist
Do you do this at work?
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Do you do this at work?
Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing
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How AI is changing nurse anesthetists work
1 of 24 measurable main tasks for this job show up in real AI-use data, so we rate it Green (little AI use yet) — 4%.
This shows where people already use AI, not whether the job will disappear. How we measure this.
Tasks in this job and recorded AI use
- Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing (main task) — some recorded AI use
- Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Monitor patients' responses (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Select, prepare, or use equipment, monitors, supplies, or drugs for the administration of anesthetics (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Assess patients' medical histories to predict anesthesia response (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform or manage regional anesthetic techniques (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Develop anesthesia care plans (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Obtain informed consent from patients for anesthesia procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Prepare prescribed solutions and administer local, intravenous, spinal, or other anesthetics, following specified methods and procedures (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform pre-anesthetic screenings (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Calibrate and test anesthesia equipment (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Evaluate patients' post-surgical or post-anesthesia responses, taking appropriate corrective actions or requesting consultation if complications occur (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Administer post-anesthesia medications or fluids to support patients' cardiovascular systems (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Select and prescribe post-anesthesia medications or treatments to patients (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Perform or evaluate the results of diagnostic tests (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Select, order, or administer pre-anesthetic medications (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Insert peripheral or central intravenous catheters (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Insert arterial catheters or perform arterial punctures to obtain arterial blood samples (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Discharge patients from post-anesthesia care (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Request anesthesia equipment repairs, adjustments, or safety tests (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Instruct nurses, residents, interns, students, or other staff on topics such as anesthetic techniques, pain management and emergency responses (main task) — no recorded AI use
- Disassemble and clean anesthesia equipment (main task) — no recorded AI use
Tasks: O*NET 31.0. AI use: Anthropic Economic Index (exact or close text match).
Your first steps (guidance)
- Week 1: Open a free AI assistant and say hello. Follow our “Getting started with AI” guide. Ask it one simple question about your work.
- Week 2: Use AI on one task you do often. Try the prompt for: “Read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing”.
Tick your own tasks above to get a plan based on what you really do. The first 2 weeks are free; Premium (coming soon) adds weeks 3–12. New to AI? Read our beginner’s guide.
Questions about AI and nurse anesthetists
Will AI replace nurse anesthetists?
Our data can’t predict job losses, and we don’t try to. What it does show: 1 of the 24 main tasks for this job match tasks people already use AI for (Anthropic Economic Index), giving a Green rating (little AI use yet). Using AI on a task is not the same as AI doing the whole job, and 23 of the 24 listed tasks show no recorded AI use yet.
Which nurse anesthetist tasks is AI used for most?
In the data, the most AI use among this job’s tasks is for: read current literature, talk with colleagues, and participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in nursing.
Which nurse anesthetist tasks show little or no AI use?
For example: manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation; respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques; monitor patients' responses. These are good places to keep building your own skills.
How does this job compare to others?
In Microsoft Research’s “Working with AI” study, this job’s AI applicability score is equal to or higher than 23% of the occupations they scored. That measures overlap with AI chat use, not risk of job loss.
How can a nurse anesthetist start learning AI?
Start small: open a free AI assistant, try it on one task you do often, and always check facts and numbers yourself. The plan on this page is guidance, not professional advice.
See how this job ranks
Nurse Anesthetists ranks #570 of 572 jobs for the share of main tasks with AI use (#1 = most), and #80 of 80 in Healthcare. It’s in our top 50 jobs AI is least likely to replace.
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