title: Essential skills and knowledge of applicants.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: College of Health, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va., USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Elnitsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cato
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006801:Humans; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D012570:School Admission Criteria; D013338:Students, Nursing