A nurse that administers anesthesia. Sister Mary Bernard was among the first nurses to administer anesthesia in 1887, while nurse aneshesiologists were initially implemented during the civil war employed by the government and military. Agnes Magaw “the mother of anesthesia “ established the drip mask method of administration of chloroform. Currently, Nurse Anesthesiologists attain a Master, Doctorate, or PHD in Nurse Anesthesia after aquiring critical care Nursing experience. Nurse anesthesiologists are capable of performing all of which a Medical doctor of Anesthesiology (MDA) may do. In most hospital settings the MDA may not even do any anesthesia and only plays a role in signing the Anesthesia consent and writing orders while the Nurse Anesthesiologist does all of the hands on Anesthesia tasks. Nurse Anesthesiologists provide a cost efficient method to providing anesthesia care safely, while lowering medical care costs.