title: A brief history of nurse anesthesia practice.
abstract: Anesthetics have been administered for centuries, from opium poppy and leaches, to today's sophisticated agents and techniques. In the United States, nurses have been delivering safe, professional, cost-effective care for well over 100 years. Nurse anesthetists have weathered the storms of war and politics to become a strong force in the current health care arena. The following is a brief overview of their interesting journey.
authors.affiliation: Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, VA, USA.
authors.forename: K T
authors.initials: KT
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D008888:Military Nursing / Q000266:history; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000266:history*; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000266:history; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000266:history; D014481:United States