What is the AANA mission?

• A. The AANA advances, supports, and protects nurse anesthesiology
• B. The AANA promotes patient safety in all health care settings
• C. The AANA provides reimbursement guidance for CRNAs
• D. The AANA advocates for expanded physician-only anesthesia practice

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is the purpose of the AANA as a professional association for nurse anesthetists. The best choice reflects that purpose by saying the AANA advances, supports, and protects nurse anesthesiology. This captures the organization’s role: promoting the profession, supporting its members, and safeguarding the standards and practice of nurse anesthesia. While promoting patient safety is an important part of what AANA does, the mission is framed around the profession itself rather than a singular focus on safety across all settings. Reimbursement guidance is a specific service area, not the overarching mission, and advocating for physician-only anesthesia practice would go against the core role of representing nurse anesthetists and their patients.