title: The nurse anesthetist: issues in rural health care.
abstract: Nurse anesthetists in rural regions must find creative solutions to challenges. Patient abandonment and legal issues can be important for the rural anesthesia provider to consider in some emergencies. Rural hospitals must develop protocols to help nurses and nurse anesthetists deal with emergency situations.
mesh_terms: D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004630:Emergencies; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016079:Refusal to Treat; D019035:Rural Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*