Abstract
A dissatisfaction within the group of nurse anesthetists in the clinic “Klinikum Klagenfurt am Wörthersee“ can be observed due to the legislation (GuKG) which limits the competencies of nurse anesthetists. With referenceto this fact the “Berufsverband für Anästhesiepflege in Kärnten“ was founded, with the goal to upgrade theprofession in the same way as just some countries of the EU did (Master). The requirements for nurse anesthetist changed in a fundamental way. The delimitations between the professions are blurring. In order to manage the workload associated with a major hospital it is necessary for nurse anesthetists to take over responsibilities and make decisions legally reserved for physicians. This project is designed to evaluate whether Carinthian and austrian anestesia nurses emphasize the necessityto ameliorate the profession interconnected with a renamingof the career. Furthermore, the paper aims to investigate the willingness of active anestesia nurses to incur more responsibility interrelated with a moreextensive education. In order to acquire all the data a quantitative survey was used.