[CRNAStudent]

Check this article out...

http://www.thecommondenominator.com/053104_news1.html

[Sheri257]

Thanks for the link. Interesting that this CRNA is in favor of AA's:

"Not all certified registered nurse anesthetists share the same opinion on the issue. Stephen Gifford, who testified at a public hearing on the issue last January, said in written testimony that he has worked for a year with anesthesiologist assistants and feels confident "that at no time was patient safety compromised nor was the cohesiveness of the entire anesthesia care team model at risk."

[jwk]

Keep reminding yourselves - it's a turf battle. It has nothing to do with patient safety.

If AA detractors want to bring up a single lawsuit against an AA (which I'm sure was not JUST against the AA alone), then we can certainly start a laundry list of similar cases with CRNA's. Let's not go down that road.