[deepz]

http://www.gaspasser.com/unique.html

[SMK1]

Originally Posted by TazziRN

CRNAs get paid more because they deserve it, that's why. The responsibilities of NPs is nothing compared to a CRNA. Not knocking NPs at all, don't get me wrong......it's like a neurosurgeon compared to a doc in the box.

CRNA's deserve top pay, but NP's are not just doc-in-a-box practitioners. I think a better comparison would be an anesthesiologist compared to a family practice physician. Both are valued but because of the specialization and lesser numbers of the anesthesiologist, the pay is higher.

[ebear]

Tazzi,
NP's are not like doc in a boxes compared to CRNA's. OUCH!! Both roles require much skill and knowledge and I respect each. They both carry a load of responsibility in their respective areas and deserve every cent they make.
ebear

[ocankhe]

The question should not be why are CRNA's paid so much but why are other nursing career paths paid so little? CRNA's are well worth what they are paid and in fact maybe paid to little in some areas of the country.

[wtbcrna]

Originally Posted by Rage

Also CRNA's if acting as a sub-contractor have to supply their own malpractice insurance............did you check out the premiums on that as well?

As of 2011 CRNA's will need to have a PhD to carry a certification.............or so I have been told

CRNAs will have to have their DNP/DNAP by 2025 for those entering practice at that time. DNP/DNAP is totally different than Phd. CRNAs before that time will be grandfathered in.

[92mxmom]

Good article deepz!

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by CRNA2007

We get paid more because we are worth more.

Not that I begrudge you the salary you make but geez I'll have to keep this in mind while I'm resuscitating somebody's kid in the middle of nowhere.

Sorry if I sound crabby...long night!

[santhony44]

I don't think the OP has a really good idea of what CRNAs and NPs actually do. He makes it sound as if he thinks it's "just" a matter of getting a Master's degree. This isn't to denigrate a Master's degree in anything, by the way. They don't give them out just for showing up in class!

[santhony44]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Not that I begrudge you the salary you make but geez I'll have to keep this in mind while I'm resuscitating somebody's kid in the middle of nowhere.

Sorry if I sound crabby...long night!

I think you misunderstand what CRNA2007 meant.

One of the longstanding problems in nursing is the fact that nursing care is generally considered to be an expense, not a revenue generator. That's not true for CRNAs or NPs. Those services can be billed.

Economically, considering how things are currently set up and done, CRNAs are worth more to employers because they bring in money.

When you're resuscitating someone's kid in the middle of nowhere, you are at that moment the most important and most valuable person in the world to that kid and that parent and I don't think any nurse would take that away from you.

[berry]

Originally Posted by FlyingScot

Not that I begrudge you the salary you make but geez I'll have to keep this in mind while I'm resuscitating somebody's kid in the middle of nowhere.

The reason anesthesia pays more. You talk in terms of resuscitating somebody's kid. I talk about taking a healthy living breathing child and rendering them unconscious and insensible while using airways, tubes and mechanical ventilators to breathe for the patient, and maintain hemodynamics with IV fluids, drugs, and other interventions.