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Anesthesia and PeriAnesthesia Nursing is a vital specialty within the nursing profession, focusing on the comprehensive care of patients undergoing surgical or diagnostic procedures requiring anesthesia. This field encompasses the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases, ensuring patient safety, comfort, and optimal recovery outcomes. Anesthesia nurses are highly skilled in assessing patients’ physical and psychological readiness for surgery, preparing them for the administration of anesthesia, and closely monitoring their physiological status throughout the procedure. Their responsibilities also involve collaborating with anesthesiologists and the surgical team to manage anesthesia delivery, respond to adverse reactions or complications, and ensure strict adherence to safety protocols. With advancements in anesthesia techniques and monitoring technologies, this nursing specialty has evolved to demand a high level of clinical expertise, critical thinking, and rapid decision-making abilities.

PeriAnesthesia nursing extends beyond the operating room into the post-anesthesia care unit (PACU), where patients are carefully observed during the critical recovery period. Here, nurses focus on managing pain, preventing complications such as respiratory distress or hemodynamic instability, and providing emotional reassurance to patients emerging from anesthesia. Education plays a key role, as nurses guide patients and their families on post-procedure care, pain management strategies, and signs of potential complications. The specialty also embraces evidence-based practices to enhance patient safety, such as implementing standardized assessment tools, reducing postoperative nausea and vomiting, and optimizing recovery pathways. By integrating clinical skills with compassionate care, anesthesia and periAnesthesia nurses play an essential role in bridging the surgical experience, supporting patients from pre-anesthetic evaluation to full recovery, and contributing significantly to positive surgical outcomes in diverse healthcare settings.