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Nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) such as {{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|0|-11}}, administer anesthesia and provide care before, during, and after surgical, therapeutic, diagnostic, and obstetrical procedures. Nurse anesthetists also provide pain management and some emergency services. Before a procedure begins, nurse anesthetists such as {{#sub:{{PAGENAME}}|0|-11}}, discuss with a patient any medications the patient is taking as well as any allergies or illnesses the patient may have, so that anesthesia can be safely administered. Nurse anesthetists then give a patient general anesthesia to put the patient to sleep so they feel no pain during surgery or administer a regional or local anesthesia to numb an area of the body. During the procedure, they monitor the patient’s vital signs and adjust the anesthesia as necessary.