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OBJECTIVE: To compare anaesthesia-related outcomes between patients monitored by newly recruited nurse anaesthetists and those monitored by newly recruited anaesthesiologists.
METHODS: This was a retrospective study.
METHODS: We conducted a retrospective study that collected demographic information on newly recruited nurse anaesthetists and anaesthesiologists between 2017 and 2022 and recorded information on patients within 6 months of monitoring. Postoperative pain, emergency agitation, nausea, and vomiting were designated anaesthesia-related outcomes. Propensity score matching was used to adjust for covariates. The study adhered to the STROBE guidelines.
RESULTS: The study\'s statistical analysis included 4483 patients monitored by 22 newly recruited nurse anaesthetists and 4959 patients monitored by 23 newly recruited anaesthesiologists. Compared with patients monitored by newly trained anaesthesiologists, the patients monitored by nurse anaesthetists were younger (42.07 ± 20.00 vs. 47.39 ± 18.45 years, p < 0.001) and had a lower body mass index (23.56 ± 4.46 vs. 24.19 ± 4.25, p < 0.001). Patients monitored by anaesthesiologists had a greater proportion of women (61.62% vs. 59.25%, p < 0.001), a high proportion of ASA III and ASA IV (17.1% vs. 8.88%, p < 0.001), and a longer mean surgery duration (78.65 ± 59.01 vs. 70.70 ± 60.65 min, p < 0.001). After propensity score matching was used to adjust for covariates, no statistically significant differences were found in the prevalence of postoperative pain, emergency agitation, or postoperative nausea and vomiting between the two groups (p < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONS: Nurse anaesthetists monitoring alone during anaesthesia maintenance is feasible and safe. The two groups had no significant differences in the incidence of postoperative pain, emergency agitation, or postoperative nausea and vomiting.
CONCLUSIONS: The shortage of anaesthesiologists leads to heavy work burden and high incidence of occupational burnout among anaesthesiologists. The study found that it was safe for nurse anaesthetists to perform anaesthetic monitoring alone in the operating room under the supervision of the attending anaesthesiologist and did reduce the burden of anaesthesiologists\' work. The results of the current study contribute to the expansion of occupational categories for nurse anaesthetists in countries where anaesthesiologists are in short supply. It provides new ideas for hospital administrators and policy-makers to formulate medical and nursing service policies.

BACKGROUND: Clarifying the effectiveness of co-teaching in medicine and nursing (CMN) is important as it is crucial in clinical practice to improve the quality of patient care and prognosis. In this study, we aimed to determine the efficacy of CMN in nurse anesthetist training.
METHODS: The study comprised a 6-month training session and a before-and-after controlled study. In total, 59 nurses were recruited. The first 30 nurses were enrolled in the conventional single-teaching in nursing (SN) group and only took nursing-related courses. The next 29 students were enrolled in the CMN group and received both general medical and nursing-specific curricula. Before and after training, medical and nursing collaboration competency scores and knowledge scores were compared between the two groups. At the end of the study, qualitative comments on teaching satisfaction and clinical reasoning skills improvement were queried, and content analysis was performed.
RESULTS: Participants in the CMN group outperformed those in the SN group in tests of medical and nursing collaboration abilities as well as knowledge. The CMN group outperformed the SN group in terms of teaching satisfaction evaluation, particularly in terms of fostering learning in the anesthetist specialty, improving clinical practice, fostering motivation, and influencing how people think about challenges at work. Furthermore, participants in the CMN group felt that their clinical reasoning abilities had improved.
CONCLUSIONS: In comparison to the SN group, the CMN group had enhanced outcomes of patient care, medical and nursing collaboration, and clinical reasoning skills.

BACKGROUND: The introduction and development of the advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) is a global trend in nursing. However, the development of APRNs in Taiwan remains uncertain and lacks necessary consensus.
OBJECTIVE: This research study aimed to explore the views and suggestions of nursing experts in industry, government, and academia regarding the development of APRNs (clinical nurse specialists, case managers, certified clinical registered nurse anesthetists, and certified nurse-midwives) in Taiwan.
METHODS: Data were collected from March to August 2017. Sixty-four experts participated in one of six focus group discussions held in northern, central, and southern Taiwan. These group discussions were recorded and transcribed verbatim with the consent of the participants. Content analysis was used to analyze the transcribed data.
RESULTS: The comments and suggestions raised during the discussions were categorized into four major themes: professional development of necessity, core competencies, accreditation, and future promotion-related issues. Each theme was further divided into several subthemes.
CONCLUSIONS: The opinions of relevant experts regarding the current status of development of the roles, practical scope, and management and suggestions for APRNs were summarized to facilitate the future development of APRNs in Taiwan in terms of education, core competencies, certification, and practical scope. Furthermore, the results may be referenced in the establishment of a nursing consensus model and as a basis for promoting APRNs.
BACKGROUND: 蛻變的白衣天使—進階護理師的發展與突破.
UNASSIGNED: 發展進階護理師制度為全球趨勢，然而台灣進階護理制度的發展仍處於妾身未明階段，亟需凝聚護理界共識。.
UNASSIGNED: 本研究旨在探討產官學界護理專家對台灣發展進階護理師（臨床護理專家、個案管理師、註冊麻醉護理師、註冊助產護理師）的看法與建言。.
UNASSIGNED: 資料收集時間為2017年3月至8月。總計64位專家分別參與北、中、南6場的焦點團體討論，所有內容皆經研究對象同意錄音與繕打成逐字稿後轉製成文本，並以內容分析法進行資料分析。.
UNASSIGNED: 產官學界之護理專家對台灣發展進階護理師的意見與建議可歸納為四項主題：發展需求、核心能力、認證與未來推動相關議題，每一主題皆區分出數個次主題。.
UNASSIGNED: 本研究結果彙整護理產官學專家對台灣發展各類進階護理角色功能、執業範疇與管理之現況意見，以及對台灣未來發展各類進階護理角色在教育、核心能力、證照與執業範疇等之建議，可作為建立護理共識模式的視窗及未來推動進階護理師制度的依據。.

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BACKGROUND: In China, there is no unified standard for the responsibilities and authority of nurse anesthetists, resulting in different professional expectations from anesthesiologists and nursing managers, which may result in high levels of role stress and burnout in nurse anesthetists. Additional factors such as high occupational risk and heavy work may also contribute to role stress and burnout.
METHODS: In this multicenter cross-sectional study, an online questionnaire survey was conducted among 198 nurses from six tertiary hospitals in Shandong Province. The t test, analysis of variance, linear regression, and logistic regression were used to analyze the risk factors for role stress and professional burnout.
RESULTS: The scores of role conflict and role ambiguity in role stress were 30.61 ± 9.53 and 31.89 ± 9.56, respectively; satisfaction with income and the working environment, the hospital\'s attention, years of experience as a nurse, clarity concerning the nurse anesthetist\'s occupational scope, and attitude to career prospects were independent risk factors for role stress. The burnout data were non-normally distributed and were expressed as medians and quartiles. The scores of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and personal achievement in professional burnout were 30 (26-34), 11 (8-14), and 23 (20-26) respectively. The number of working hours per week, attitude to career prospects, satisfaction with the working environment and income, physical health, gender, and education were independent risk factors for burnout.
CONCLUSIONS: Chinese nurse anesthetists were found to be in danger of high role stress and professional burnout, a situation requiring the attention of managers.

BACKGROUND: More and more countries utilize nurse anesthetists as an anesthetic care provider to make up for the insufficiency of anesthesiologists.
OBJECTIVE: To examine whether introducing nurse anesthetists with expanded scope of practice to anesthetic care would jeopardize the safety of patients and quality of anesthetic care.
METHODS: This observational study used an interrupted time series design.
METHODS: A metropolitan teaching cancer hospital located in Southwest China.
METHODS: 24290 patients with surgical procedures under general anesthesia from January 2015 to December 2017 were included.
METHODS: In May 2016, nurse anesthetists with expanded scope of practice were introduced to anesthetic care. Administrative and medical record data were accessed to identify the occurrence of anesthetic outcomes including failed tracheal intubation and inability to ventilate with mask, aspiration, problem with airway in the post-anesthesia care room, hypothermia (temperature ≤ 35°C or chills), unplanned stay in the post-anesthesia care room longer than 3 hours, unexpected intensive care unit admission, reintubation, vascular and cardiopulmonary disorders and death. Statistical process control analysis was conducted to test special cause variation in outcomes over time.
RESULTS: Findings demonstrated significant decrease in the proportion of patients staying in the post-anesthesia care room longer than 3 hours and with hypothermia following nurse anesthetists introduced to anesthetic care. Other anesthetic outcomes were not significantly changed.
CONCLUSIONS: The results demonstrate that involvement of nurse anesthetists with expanded scope of practice in anesthetic care did not jeopardize patients\' safety or quality of anesthesia. Moreover, it may have beneficial impact in preventing prolonged stay in the post-anesthesia care room and hypothermia. Further research is required to examine the impact of involvement of nurse anesthetists in anesthetic care across all clinical contexts.

OBJECTIVE: The first training center for nurse anesthetists in Jiangsu Province, China was established. The aim of this study is to understand the status of and effectiveness of a training program based on International Federation of Nurse Anesthetists (IFNA) standards for nurse anesthetists in China.
BACKGROUND: China recently issued a clear policy to improve the quality of anesthesia care and to ensure the safety and comfort of patients. As a result, the roles of nurse anesthetists have received more attention, highlighting the importance of the development and implementation of relevant training.
BACKGROUND: IFNA standards were applied to the development of a specialized training program for nurse anesthetists, which is expected to serve as a reference for various medical institutions and to lead to increased uniformity and improvement in the quality and efficiency of care.
METHODS: These standards are divided into two indicators: curriculum and core competencies. Through questionnaires, course evaluations, and satisfaction surveys before and after the implementation of the training program, the effectiveness of the training program was analyzed.
RESULTS: Theoretical assessment of the program was higher after its completion than before and the core competencies of nurse anesthetists significantly improved. Overall, the curriculum was highly satisfactory and important.
CONCLUSIONS: Curriculum design was based on IFNA standards. Nurse anesthetists who are trained in a systematic way can work better with other professionals in providing anesthesia care. The objectives are to improve anesthesia care, reduce errors, improve physician satisfaction, and allow nurse anesthetists to realize their value. Overall, quality of anesthesia care improved after implementation of IFNA-standard training.

As the backbone for the treatment of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), nurses have been playing key roles in cabin hospitals, isolation wards, and intensive care units for critical cases. Anesthesia nurses have their own professional specialties, such as airway management, the use and maintenance of life support equipment, including ventilators, and the use of high-flow oxygen equipment. With rich experience in emergency responses and nursing, anesthesia nurses, along with emergency nurses and critical care nurses, play important roles during the treatment of patients with COVID-19. In our hospital, 27 of 34 anesthesia nurses participated in the front-line fight against COVID-19 and did an excellent job. Anesthesia care by nurses is relatively new in China, and the role of anesthesia nurses during a disaster response has not been fully appreciated. Given their specialty, anesthesia nurses have played important roles in the treatment of patients with COVID-19. We hope that authorities will consider including anesthesia nurses in national disaster response medical rescue teams.