is the interim chief CRNA and the clinical lead CRNA of CRNA Onboarding and Special Projects at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland. Email:
is an assistant professor and program director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice, Nurse Anesthesia Track, at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland. Email:
AANA J. 2021 Apr;89(2):133-140.
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) are uniquely skilled anesthesia providers with substantial experience managing critically ill patients. During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID) pandemic, CRNAs at a large academic medical center in the Mid-Atlantic United States experienced a shift in their daily responsibilities. As the hospital transitioned to the management of patients who tested positive for the virus that causes COVID, the severe acute respiratory syndrome-coronavirus type 2 (SARS-CoV-2), CRNAs were redeployed into the roles of respiratory therapists and intensive care unit registered nurses. Although facing the stress of the global pandemic, this facility's CRNAs proved to be flexible, capable, and necessary members of the care team for patients with COVID-19.
注册护士麻醉师（CRNAs）是具有独特技能的麻醉专业人员，拥有丰富的重症患者管理经验。在 2019 年冠状病毒病（COVID）大流行期间，美国中大西洋地区一家大型学术医疗中心的 CRNAs 的日常职责发生了转变。随着医院开始管理新冠病毒检测呈阳性的患者，严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒 2 型（SARS-CoV-2），CRNAs 被重新部署到呼吸治疗师和重症监护病房注册护士的角色中。尽管面临全球大流行的压力，但该设施的 CRNAs 证明了他们是 COVID-19 患者护理团队中灵活、有能力且不可或缺的成员。
