Why the study?
Advanced nursing practice in anesthesia care lacks a model in Austria allowing an expanded role, prompting a need to explore international competencies, skills, and scope of practice of nurse anesthetists.
Population
26 publications from 13 different countries
Design
Integrative literature review
Key result
Nurse anesthetists demonstrate a comprehensive set of competencies across 7 main themes identified in 26 publications, with variations in scope of practice internationally.
Authors
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Supports nurse anesthetist integration in anesthesia teams; extends synthesis of competencies across 26 studies amid international scope variations.
Nurse anesthetists demonstrate a comprehensive set of technical and non-technical competencies, though their scope of practice varies internationally due to policy differences.
Pann et al. (2025) conducted a review in Advanced practice in anesthesia nursing (n=26). Advanced practice nursing in anesthesia care was evaluated on Competencies and skills of advanced practice nurses in anesthesia care. Nurse anesthetists demonstrate a comprehensive set of competencies across 7 main themes identified in 26 publications, with variations in scope of practice internationally.