, 7
TH EDITION
Nurse
Anesthesia
SASS ELISHA, EdD, CRNA, FAANA, FAAN
Assistant Director, School of Anesthesia
Kaiser Permanente/California State University Fullerton
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, California
JEREMY S. HEINER, EdD, CRNA
Academic and Clinical Educator
Kaiser Permanente/California State University Fullerton
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, California
JOHN J. NAGELHOUT, PhD, CRNA, FAAN
Director Emeritus, School of Anesthesia
Kaiser Permanente/California State University Fullerton
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Pasadena, California
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