Essential skills and knowledge of applicants.
The authors review the historical development and organization of the profession of nurse anesthesia and the present requirements for admission to nurse anesthesia education programs. A literature review of the research on necessary skills and knowledge acquired by applicants from one year of acute/critical care nursing experience is discussed. Implications for future research and innovative education programs are addressed.
Elnitsky
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College of Health, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., USA.
Cato
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Nichols
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BS
D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013338:Students, Nursing