Is the AA profession gaining ground?

CRNA schools require ICU experience. First, I don't think ICU experience determines your success as an anesthetist. There are many AAs who have never worked at critical care setting, but they are great anesthetist. They know what they're doing. As one of the members said in this post, "You get proficient at anesthesia by practicing anesthesia rather than critical care."
In my case, I would be willing to work in ICU's but not as a nurse. That's why I'm choosing the AA route.

Second, I prefer the medical model. I've been in nursing school, and the teaching did not include much science. They emphasized practical skills and critical thinking...but not so much about science. I tend to be scientific minded. I think with the medical model, not only you'll learn the clinical skills, but there is more science involved.

I'd respond to this but there has been too much bloodshed over this particular thread and...you just aint worth it!

Wow, I wonder what made you upset. If you're just going to be arrogant and dismissive, then I guess you ain't worth it either. Have a nice life!

2) As a nurse I would expect you to see the strength of an ICU experienced nurse over a non-clinically experienced AA. But obviously you don't think very highly of nurses since you as one would choose to go the non-nurse route.

I'm not sure what you do in nursing but myself I think in a very scientific manner when I'm taking care of sick hearts. I may not sit down with a book and paper and graph out what the effects I'm looking for from the drugs I have avalible, but I do analize in my mind what needs to be changed and the best way to get that done. Last time I checked that was the scientific process in motion.

3) The point being is I HATE nurses dragging their own profession down. And you come on a thread where non-nurses are pulling at the seams of the profession and you agree with them.....have a little respect for the profession that you entered of your own free will.

You made a big mistake careerwise HD