is a limited faculty member at the Johns Hopkins University DNP Nurse Anesthesiology track and a per diem CRNA at Benefis Health System in Great Falls, Montana. Email:
is an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He works as a staff anesthetist at Huntsville Hospital in Huntsville, Alabama. Email:
AANA J. 2021 Apr;89(2):109-116.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has resulted in severe health, economic, social, political, and cultural consequences while thrusting Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) at the forefront of battling an often invisible enemy. A mixed-methods study was conducted to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on CRNA practice. The purpose of the qualitative component of the study, a focused ethnography, was to use personal and group interviews to determine the shared experiences of CRNAs who worked during the COVID-19 pandemic. Six themes were identified: (1) CRNAs are part of the solution, (2) doing whatever it takes, (3) CRNAs are valued contributors, (4) removal of barriers promotes positive change, (5) trying times, and (6) expertise revealed. The quantitative component of the study will be discussed in a separate article.
2019 冠状病毒病(COVID-19)造成了严重的健康、经济、社会、政治和文化后果,同时使认证注册麻醉师(CRNAs)处于抗击这一通常无形敌人的前沿。本研究采用混合方法评估了 COVID-19 大流行对 CRNA 实践的影响。该研究的定性部分(聚焦民族志)采用个人和小组访谈,目的是确定在 COVID-19 大流行期间工作的 CRNA 的共同经历。确定了六个主题:(1)CRNAs 是解决方案的一部分,(2)全力以赴,(3)CRNAs 是有价值的贡献者,(4)消除障碍促进积极变革,(5)困难时期,(6)展现专业知识。该研究的定量部分将在另一篇文章中讨论。