Christina Massaro
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Education
- BS, Psychology, Eastern University
- BSN, Thomas Jefferson University
- MSN, Nurse Anesthesia, University of Pennsylvania
Professional Achievements
- Co-founder and CEO of Confident Care Academy, an online education platform
- Practiced high-acuity anesthesia care in New York City and Philadelphia since 2017, specializing in cardiac anesthesia
- Tained thousands of nurses through her continuing education platform, podcast, workshops, and mentorship initiatives
- Featured across multiple national nursing and medical platforms
- Has a growing online community of over 275,000 healthcare professionals
- Co-Host of the Confident Care Academy Podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple
- Recently co-authored "PrEP-ared for Surgery? A Comprehensive Narrative Review of Perioperative Recommendations for Anesthesia Providers" (AANA Journal, October 2025)
- Served as faculty instructor for the Protected Airway Course, teaching advanced airway management, video laryngoscopy, fiberoptic intubation, cricothyrotomy, and crisis response simulation
- Developed and led an ultrasound-guided central line and vascular access workshop
Certifications & Organizations
- Certified by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA), June of 2017
- Current member of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and the New York State Association of Nurse Anesthetists
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Co-authored Articles (10)
How to
Position a Bedpan
Bedpans make bowel movements and urination easier and more hygienic for people who cannot easily go to and from a bathroom due to illness, injury, or infirmity. If you are assisting someone with using a bedpan, whether ...
Basic First Aid: The Three Cs, Caring for Common Injuries & More
Everything you need to know to keep yourself and others safe during minor accidents or medical emergencies Basic first aid refers to the initial process of assessing and addressing the needs of someone who has been injur...
How to
Know if You've Had a Heart Attack
According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention, about 805,000 people in the United States have a heart attack every year, and 605,000 of that number consists of first-time heart attacks.with Heart diseas...
How to
Administer IV Fluids
Intravenous therapy (or the use of an IV) is considered one of the most effective ways to get fluid to a patient, be it blood, sterile pH balanced 'water', or medicine that requires it be diluted in sterile fluids. Inser...
How to
Scrub In for Surgery
Operating rooms must always remain sterile environments to protect patients from being exposed to harmful bacteria during medical procedures. Being exposed to these bacteria during a medical procedure could lead to an in...
How to Address Nurses in Conversation and in Writing
We’ve all interacted with nurses before, but how often have you actually addressed them in conversation? Many nurses prefer to be called by their first name, and most will let you know how to address them when they int...
How to
Take an Apical Pulse
The apical pulse refers to the pulsation at the apex of the heart. The heart in a healthy person is situated such that the apex is in the left part of the chest, pointing down and to the left. It is also sometimes refe...
How to
Treat Internal Bleeding
Internal bleeding is a life-threatening condition that requires immediate medical attention. It occurs when blood vessels are ruptured and blood is released out of the circulatory system. Car accidents and injuries to th...
How to
Become an Anesthesiologist
Anesthesiologists are responsible for providing pain relief to patients and monitoring patients' vital signs during surgery. Anesthesiology is a prestigious and lucrative field of medicine that requires a great deal of e...
How to
Measure PR Interval
The PR interval is measured using an electrocardiogram, also called ECG or EKG. This is a painless test performed on cardiac patients in order to measure the electrical conductivity of the heart and identify any abnorma...
