AANA Professional and Legal Aspects Practice Test

AANA refers to the national professional association for nurse anesthesia providers. The traditional full name is American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, reflecting the role of the practitioners. Some current branding uses American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists to align with the clinician title, but ending with Anesthesiology describes the field rather than the group of professionals. So the concept to remember is that AANA is the professional organization for nurse anesthesia clinicians, not the medical specialty itself.