difference between Nurse Anesthetist and anesthesiologist

[lpnstudentin2010]

is a anesthesiologist the same as a nurse anesthetist? Just wondering although I am not yet even a pre-nursing student because in my life I have had four surgeries and may, in the near future, behaving another.

[lyela]

DocHolliday said:

Originally Posted by apaisRN

I mentioned to a surgical resident that I was going to CRNA school. She said "That's a GREAT job, if anything goes wrong you just call the attending!"

She hit the nail right on the head.

Look, let's be honest here....

Honest, yeah right!? What does the same surgical resident do when something goes wrong..... puts their tail between their legs and begs forgiveness from the attending. Honest is in short supply in these types of peeing contests. Hypocrisy and arrogance- we have plenty of.

[subee, MSN, CRNA]

The person in the room, whether MD or CRNA is making any adjustment in the anesthetics. Generally, the MD stays until you drop the tube and then leaves. Then the CRNA conducts the anesthetic as needed. Every patient is different, surgeons are different, stressors are different. No one can "prescribe" an anesthetic and walk away. Why have both? Because it makes the most logical and economic sense for any health care system to provide the properly educated caregiver for the particular patient. Anesthesia, for the most part, isn't rocket science. There's no logical reason for anethesiologists to be at the bedside for bread and butter procedures (about 90% of the time).