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Nurse Anesthetist Workplace Records Guide
Nurse anesthetists may have preparation, monitoring and recovery responsibilities that extend beyond a scheduled procedure. For an employment concern, describe the staffing and assignment sequence while keeping individual care decisions and patient information in the official record.
Call now(800) 800-5555Free initial case evaluation. Representation depends on work state and case eligibility. This guide explains record preparation; it does not determine whether a legal claim exists.
A record map for your role
What to organize first
Relief arrangement
Record the planned relief time, any change and when responsibility was actually transferred.
Added coverage
Note who assigned additional work and whether other responsibilities were adjusted.
Preparation duties
Include required preparation and recovery-related handoff in your own work-time account.
Start with the work you actually do
Administer anesthesia, monitor patient's vital signs, and oversee patient recovery from anesthesia. May assist anesthesiologists, surgeons, other physicians, or dentists. Must be registered nurses who have specialized graduate education.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Nurse Anesthetists (29-1151.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Manage patients' airway or pulmonary status, using techniques such as endotracheal intubation, mechanical ventilation, pharmacological support, respiratory therapy, and extubation.Source task 18361 · updated 08/2021
- Respond to emergency situations by providing airway management, administering emergency fluids or drugs, or using basic or advanced cardiac life support techniques.Source task 18365 · updated 08/2021
- Monitor patients' responses, including skin color, pupil dilation, pulse, heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, ventilation, or urine output, using invasive and noninvasive techniques.Source task 18362 · updated 08/2021
- Select, order, or administer anesthetics, adjuvant drugs, accessory drugs, fluids or blood products as necessary.Source task 18366 · updated 08/2021
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Nurse Anesthetists (SOC 29-1151). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $81.37 | $91.49 | $102.69 | $190,300 |
| Alaska | $139.34 | $164.04 | $176.04 | $341,210 |
| Arizona | $109.80 | $119.55 | $129.13 | $248,660 |
| Arkansas | $61.87 | $107.83 | $125.19 | $224,280 |
| Connecticut | $102.36 | $113.92 | $134.05 | $236,960 |
| Florida | $83.93 | $101.24 | $137.50 | $210,570 |
| Georgia | $97.69 | $108.00 | $129.82 | $224,630 |
| Idaho | $109.61 | $126.50 | $150.43 | $263,130 |
| Indiana | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Iowa | $108.54 | $131.29 | $144.19 | $273,070 |
| Kansas | $86.64 | $101.97 | $107.46 | $212,090 |
| Kentucky | $101.83 | $106.98 | $116.68 | $222,520 |
| Louisiana | $102.34 | $106.80 | $128.95 | $222,130 |
| Maine | $113.21 | $118.98 | $131.90 | $247,470 |
| Michigan | $110.01 | $118.76 | $129.38 | $247,010 |
| Minnesota | $114.45 | $127.98 | $131.24 | $266,190 |
| Mississippi | $87.35 | $95.39 | $127.07 | $198,410 |
| Missouri | $103.36 | $116.65 | $160.00 | $242,630 |
| Montana | $115.39 | $133.36 | $150.43 | $277,380 |
| Nebraska | $103.86 | $118.62 | $139.34 | $246,730 |
| New Hampshire | $124.72 | $132.68 | $148.65 | $275,980 |
| New Mexico | $32.21 | $62.20 | $106.13 | $129,370 |
| New York | $134.58 | $154.34 | $156.35 | $321,030 |
| North Carolina | $80.33 | $107.99 | $133.67 | $224,610 |
| North Dakota | $116.16 | $117.42 | $126.03 | $244,240 |
| Ohio | $99.74 | $111.45 | $137.17 | $231,810 |
| Oklahoma | $75.40 | $75.40 | $100.75 | $156,830 |
| Pennsylvania | $99.04 | $106.50 | $126.41 | $221,530 |
| Rhode Island | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| South Dakota | $106.21 | $126.89 | $129.56 | $263,930 |
| Tennessee | $92.75 | $101.66 | $116.94 | $211,450 |
| Texas | $100.66 | $117.78 | $155.36 | $244,990 |
| Utah | $53.74 | $60.86 | $82.28 | $126,600 |
| Vermont | $129.00 | $136.09 | $149.09 | $283,060 |
| Virginia | $99.63 | $121.21 | $141.51 | $252,110 |
| West Virginia | $111.46 | $133.91 | $139.74 | $278,530 |
| Wisconsin | $118.14 | $131.33 | $138.72 | $273,170 |
| Wyoming | $90.70 | $122.71 | $132.84 | $255,250 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Map the assigned work period
Record scheduled hours, general coverage responsibilities and changes in relief arrangements. Note when added work affected preparation or end-of-shift duties. Avoid including procedure identifiers, medication details or patient responses in personal employment notes.
Separate directions and clinical review
If feedback involved an assignment or care process, record its source and whether it concerned staffing, documentation or clinical judgment. Describe requests for clarification and the response. Do not use a workplace timeline to reach unsupported conclusions about care quality.
Protect anesthesia records
Do not export charts, monitoring traces, medication records or procedure schedules. Use your own employment terms, time records and permitted staffing communications. Identify the custodian and relevant date range of official records for authorized review.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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