nurse anesthetist

noun

plural nurse anesthetists
: a registered nurse certified to administer anesthetics

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At Kaiser’s three area hospitals, the UNAC/UHCP represents nurse anesthetists, midwives, physician associates, acupuncture providers, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech therapists. Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2025 Sanne Jacobsen, a nurse anesthetist at the Oakland hospital, lamented seeing numerous colleagues in recent years leave for better-paying jobs elsewhere, sometimes with a 25% pay bump. Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 14 Oct. 2025 Other job titles for H-1B visa holders at Mayo Clinic include research associate, social worker, senior software engineer, nurse anesthetist and more. Dené K. Dryden, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025 Certified registered nurse anesthetists work alongside them, guiding much of the point-of-care anesthesia delivery. Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nurse anesthetist

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nurse anesthetist was in 1906

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“Nurse anesthetist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20anesthetist. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

nurse anesthetist

noun
: a registered nurse who has completed two or more years of additional specialized training and education and is certified to administer anesthetics
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