BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Dawn Bent’s hard work helped her overcome challenges to be a mentor for many
PANA
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Dawn Bent, DNP, MSN, CRNA , didn’t choose to be a nurse anesthetist as much as the profession chose her. She was working as an ICU nurse for eight years when one of the anesthesiologists that she worked with told her: “I think you would be a great nurse anesthetist.” She didn’t know what that was, and so he took her over to the operating room and let her see the profession in action.
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