ADRYAN EMION, DNP, CRNA

A creative, adaptable, results-based CRNA that creates a collaborative, integrity-driven, team-based environment to provide compassionate, responsive, and efficient anesthesia care.

• Major role for content design, customization, and testing of SIS anesthesia software for transition from paper charting to EMR in all anesthetizing locations
• Primary role in design and build of all anesthesia modules for transition to Cerner EMR. Responsible for coordination with pharmacy and nursing during build and testing, liaison to IT for device integration planning and testing in all anesthetizing areas, and ongoing backend maintenance of the system
• Key role in early stages and subsequent expansion of first all CRNA acute pain service for the department of anesthesia at ROH. Served as ultrasound guided nerve block instructor for CRNA staff

• Management of difficult airway inside and outside of operating room: fiberoptic intubation, video laryngoscopy, awake intubation, blind nasal intubation, LMA, bougie, and combination techniques
• Placement of central venous and arterial lines with and without ultrasound guidance
• Placement and management of subarachnoid blocks, thoracic and lumbar epidurals
• Placement of continuous and single shot peripheral nerve blocks utilizing ultrasound guidance: Interscalene, supraclavicular, femoral, popliteal, saphenous, TAP, ankle, and wrist

• Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Nursing, Advanced Practice and Doctoral Study
• Member, American Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Member, Tennessee Association of Nurse Anesthetists
• Sonosite trained ultrasound instructor for regional anesthesia

• Advance Practice Nurse, Tennessee
• Registered Nurse, Tennessee
• Continuous certification as CRNA since 2002
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support
• Basic Life Support
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support

• "Is Speaking up the Same as Speaking Out? Organizing a Non-Hierarchal Team and Making it Work." Oral Presentation. Society for Non OR Intervention and Anesthesia National Meeting, Memphis, TN, May 2017
• Smith E, Cooper L, Sharp C, Emion A, Currie M. "Interdisciplinary Anesthesia Tray Revision Project: Reducing the Opportunity for Human Error." Poster presentation. Tennessee Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN February 2017. (refereed)
• Bromley H, Emion A, Snyder K. "Anesthesia and Management of the Difficult Airway". In: Management of the Difficult Airway: A Handbook for Surgeons. Rutter M, Thompson J, Francisco V, editors. London: JP Medical Ltd. 2016

• Patriot Award for Support of the Guard and Reserve, United States Department of Defense, 2009
• Outstanding Preceptor of the Year Award, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 2008