Nurse administrator vs certified registered nurse anesthetist

The differences between nurse administrators and certified registered nurse anesthetists can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. While it typically takes 1-2 years to become a nurse administrator, becoming a certified registered nurse anesthetist takes usually requires 2-4 years. Additionally, a certified registered nurse anesthetist has an average salary of $152,996, which is higher than the $72,224 average annual salary of a nurse administrator.

The top three skills for a nurse administrator include patients, acute care and direct patient care. The most important skills for a certified registered nurse anesthetist are patients, patient care, and acls.

Nurse administrator vs certified registered nurse anesthetist overview

	Nurse Administrator	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Yearly salary	$72,224	$152,996
Hourly rate	$34.72	$73.56
Growth rate	6%	40%
Number of jobs	619,218	189,889
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Master's Degree, 40%
Average age	44	45
Years of experience	2	4

What does a nurse administrator do?

Nurse Administrators are responsible for the coordination of all operational and administrative tasks relating to the nursing team. They are responsible for the retention, hiring, and firing of nursing staff, creating budgets, authorizing spending, ensuring regulatory guidelines compliance, implementing staff mentorship sessions, and accomplishing patient satisfaction, safety, cost savings, and efficiency objectives. Other duties include preparing reports, attending meetings, supervising fundraising projects, and forming partnerships with the academic and medical community.

What does a certified registered nurse anesthetist do?

A Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist administers anesthesia to patients. They work in various healthcare settings, such as operating rooms, dentists and podiatrists offices, birthing centers, and plastic surgery centers.

Nurse administrator vs certified registered nurse anesthetist salary

Nurse administrators and certified registered nurse anesthetists have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Nurse Administrator	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Average salary	$72,224	$152,996
Salary range	Between $48,000 And $107,000	Between $79,000 And $292,000
Highest paying City	San Francisco, CA	Salem, OR
Highest paying state	California	Oregon
Best paying company	Community Health Systems	Trinity Health
Best paying industry	Government	Health Care

Differences between nurse administrator and certified registered nurse anesthetist education

There are a few differences between a nurse administrator and a certified registered nurse anesthetist in terms of educational background:

	Nurse Administrator	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 44%	Master's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	University of Pennsylvania	Duke University

Nurse administrator vs certified registered nurse anesthetist demographics

Here are the differences between nurse administrators' and certified registered nurse anesthetists' demographics:

	Nurse Administrator	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Average age	44	45
Gender ratio	Male, 16.3% Female, 83.7%	Male, 40.4% Female, 59.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.1% Unknown, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.8% Asian, 8.9% White, 65.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 3.4% Unknown, 3.8% Hispanic or Latino, 5.0% Asian, 6.6% White, 81.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	9%	32%

Differences between nurse administrator and certified registered nurse anesthetist duties and responsibilities

Nurse administrator example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Instruct employees in first aid, safety, CPR, growth and development of children and nutrition.
Care planning and coordinating with the MDS team on restraints, psychoactive medications, infections, falls and restraints.
Make referrals for medical treatment: and follow-up with psychiatric rehabilitation programs, treating physicians, pharmacies and other treatment collaterals.
Make referrals for medical treatment and follow-up with psychiatric rehabilitation programs.
Administer intravenous medications for conscious sedation and monitor patients during in office procedures per protocol.

Certified registered nurse anesthetist example responsibilities.

Manage CRNA staffing, scheduling and performance evaluations.
Diagnose and manage common medical problems such as diabetes, COPD, and hypertension.
Experience in managing type 2 DM, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, COPD, sleep apnea, and asthma.
Manage use of anesthesia machine and mechanical ventilation.
Manage acute rehabilitation and skil care inpatient population following orthopedic surgery until discharge.
General cases, GI, GU, ortho, neuro, GYN, minor vascular, cath lab, surgery centers.

Nurse administrator vs certified registered nurse anesthetist skills

Common nurse administrator skills

Patients, 33%
Acute Care, 9%
Direct Patient Care, 6%
Infection Control, 4%
Rehabilitation, 3%
Quality Patient Care, 3%

Common certified registered nurse anesthetist skills

Patients, 22%
Patient Care, 8%
Acls, 7%
Anesthesia Care, 6%
OB, 6%
Pain Management, 3%

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