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  1. Can CRNAs prescribe meds or have their own practice?

    Yes. There are all CRNA practices. Anesthesiologists are not required. All CRNA practices make ALOT more money because of no profit sharing with third parties. You can also own your iwn staffing agency. I know a few people who make a living staffing ...
  2. Most beneficial certification

    Depends on your career goals. Working in informatics does not require certification. It can add to your resume though. If you want a management position then you will need a masters degree. Employers are more impressed by your personal work history ...
  3. Are they in their early 20's? I teach undergraduate nursing, and I am shocked at the general attitude that they should be given good grades for showing up, and that they generally ignore all constructive criticism. If your not telling them they are g...
  4. Informatics and Nurse Practitioners

    You could possibly keep your NP license if you can claim your informatics role includes NP issues. It is possible to be 100% administrative and still be a practitioner/anesthetist/etc. Just remember you will lose actual skills and it is not appropria...
  5. CRNA profiles

    What is posted by the AANA is very accurate. New grad pay ranges 90 to 120000, depending on market saturation. Top out pay is 180000. Independent practice can take you to 250000. But that is an all crna practice with ALOT of hours.
  6. Part-time opportunities for CRNA's?

    I can attest that you can work part time in anesthesia and make 6 figures. Its a great job with great perks. I would make 180,000 full time. It should be about what you enjoy. If pay gets cut, it will be across the board . You will still make 2-3 tim...
  7. Part-time opportunities for CRNA's?

    A starting salary of 120,000 is really good. the top is probably close to 160,0000. Starting salary is still 2 to 3 times a RN. I think all healthcare salaries will go down because of obamacare. i have lost a lot of benefits as a direct result if cha...
  8. Should I look into nursing informatics??

    Nursing has many areas you can move into if you do not like one area. Informatics does not absolutely require clinical experience, though I find there are fewer open positions for it (in my experience). I would encourage you to check out programs. Al...
  9. Denied by patient

    Where I work patients are told, by the anesthesiologist, it is a CRNA doing the anesthetic. The MD gets paid less for doing a single case. If they supervise they get the equivalent of twice the amount of a single anesthetic. Patients are not given th...
  10. fatigue and burn out

    Crna school is the hardest thing I have ever done, and I am a Phd student now. The training is very stressful, just know it gets easier, especially when you can choose where to work. Stick with it, and know it will pass. I hard a very hard time adj...
  11. Interesting article, but there are way to many potentially confounding variables that cant be controlled for statistically. The design they used can not prove cause and effect, only association. The 1.5% mortality would not be surprising at a level o...
  12. How do CRNAs get treated by MDAs ?

    It is about power and money, even though physicians claim patient safety concerns. Where I work it has been so long since anesthesiologists actually gave anesthesia by themselves that it is no longer safe for them to practice independently, we actual...
  13. DNP Informatics

    Find a school offering a DNP who also offer a MSN in informatics, they will have the resources. Informatics is clinical nursing, a phd is for research. Informatics specialists are clinicians who have a strong technological aspect . It is still nursin...
  14. Purposive sampling

    Purposive sampling is very similar to convenience sampling. The main difference is that the researcher picks participants based on the researchers judgement that the participant has the desired qualities. You can do posters and recruit "in person". T...
  15. How old were you when you began?

    I started CRNA at 24, but age ranges were 24 to 52 in my class.