A common misconception in the public’s eye is that an Anesthesiologist is the same as a Nurse Anesthetist, this is untrue.
Nurse Anesthetist
A nurse anesthetist is a certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) who has gone through nursing school and then on to advanced training. These advanced practice nurses safely provide anesthetics for surgeries all over the country. CRNAs are capable to administer all kinds of anesthetic. They are able to care for all operations in any setting. Usually they work with the surgeon and a chief Anesthesiologist who overseas multiple CRNAs.
The Salary of a CRNA ranges from $157,000-$214,000 with many job opportunities after 6-7 years of schooling on average.
Insurance/malpractice is different coverage for a nurse anesthetist compared to an anesthesiologist, the amount and price of coverage for CRNAs is been changing in the past couple of years.
Anesthesiologist
An anesthesiologist is a doctor who has completed college, then 4 years of med school and then a 4 year residency on average. They specialize in development of an anesthetic plan, administration of anesthetics, and preoperative care. Usually there are a couple Anesthesiologist in a hospital or one depending on the size, they oversea a team of assistant anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist.
The salary for Anesthesiologist starts around $300,000 and can earn upwards of $450,000 as experience grows. Many physicians also receive yearly bonuses.
Anesthesiologist also are eligible for malpractice and that cost around $21,000 yearly.
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"Proposal to Allow Nurse Anesthetists to Work without Anesthesiologist Supervision." RNCollegescom. N.p., 24 Feb. 2014. Web. 16 Feb. 2016.
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