Re: Is the AA profession gaining ground?
[quote=Krismperez]Oh, I understand that just by sheer numbers alone, CRNAs will always be. However, it is good to put wood on the coals so that the fire keeps burning.
If CRNAs just looked the other way, effectively saying,"I have too much work and not enough help." Politics could indeed see to it that AAs have a much larger share of the marketplace than they do now. No AA could ever compare with a CRNA. There is too much of a difference in the education and experience and practice.
Nurses in general have done this, looked the other way while legislatures have allowed unlicensed, uneducated, unregulated individuals to take on nursing responsibilities. Examples include but are not limited to medical assistants, medication aids ect. (I know they have some reqs but please, they can not compare to the education required for nursing)
OK, OK...I'll bite...I'll beat that damn horse one more time.
The example cited by Kris above is, in my humble opinion, not exactly the same as crna v aa, but there is a some truth in what is being said. Nurses can't be blamed entirely for that because there are other forces that are controlling nursing regulations..."old school nurses", MD's, legislatures, etc. Of course part of that problem is RN's failure to present a united front, be vocal and actively participate. Which I know is the essence of Kris's point and I am restating it, but srna's/crna's can't let the influence slip through out of hands. I plan on supporting my profession whole heartedly...just a pup now. Ok, after blubbering through this...wood on the coals is very nicely put.
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