Scope of practice can vary widely depending on the culture of the institution you are at. This is definitely something to consider when you are applying for jobs. I work at a teaching hospital (however we do not have anesthesia residents) so the CR...
Yes, that is a correct assumption. Very exciting, but very high stress as well. Don't plan on seeing the call room at all during the night if you work at a very busy trauma center.
Lots of CRNAs take call in trauma centers. I work in a very busy Level II trauma center and a CRNA always has the trauma beeper. We respond to all trauma activations and manage the airway in the trauma bay. If the patient needs to come up to the O...
EmeraldNYL replied to ILoveIceCream's topic in CRNA
I do cardiac anesthesia at my facillity under the supervision of an anesthesiologist. Even our anesthesioligists aren't really subspeciality trained to read TEEs-- when we do use one for a valve case we utilize a cardiologist in the OR to read it.
It all depends on the setting you work in. I know many CRNAs who work 60 hours a week between their full-time and per diem jobs. My schedule varies somewhat, but I usually work 7-3:30 mon-fri. I also pick up a call shift about one weekend a month....
EmeraldNYL replied to PageRespiratory!'s topic in CRNA
I think the key is to try not to get yourself in difficult situations in the first place. The more people that muck around in the airway, the more edema the pt. will have. Did you and the PA anticipate her being a difficult airway? If she was intu...
EmeraldNYL replied to Joe NightingMale's topic in CRNA
What kind of nursing skills exactly?? I don't have to clean up poop anymore, thank god!! I see the patient pre-op and go over the anesthesia plan and the patient's history, start the IV, and then manage the patient during the course of the anesthet...
The "captain of the ship" doctrine, where the surgeon is responsible for the actions of the OR staff members, no longer holds up in a court of law. Therefore, a CRNA is legally fully liable for his or her own actions, just as an anesthesiologist wou...
It is a ridiculously huge settlement but Philly juries are notorious for that. The news media doesn't really depict a complete picture of what happened. I know several people who went to watch the trial who knew the CRNA. Apparently Dr. Glunk was ...
CRNAs at my place of employment do varying shifts. I usually work Mon-Fri 7-3:30 with minimal weekend call. I have to work Christmas Eve this year but this is the only holiday that I must work this year. I usually pick up one Sunday 10 hr. shift a...
I work in a 400 bed level II trauma center in the suburbs of Philly. We practice in the care team model but for the most part the environment between the docs and CRNAs is pretty congenial. No, I do not practice completely independently, but I do ge...
I can tell you that in the Philadelphia region there really is not a CRNA shortage. A number of Philly-area CRNAs were very upset by the opening of yet another anesthesia school in Philly (so far I think we have 6). People come here to go to school...
As a new CRNA, I still have scut work, but it mostly involves doing pre-op assessments and post-op rounds. My days are still crazy busy, but there is much less secretarial work, waitressing, and appeasing people (except for the surgeons!!). Some da...