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There's a huge difference between "there are no reported cases....." and "It's safe for an anesthesia provider with a documented history of MH....." It would certainly be prudent to find out...

Absolutely fascinating question, and this was the only reasonable response so far. Simply because of what an anesthetist does and where they are, it seems reasonable to think there would be more...

The proper technique is strap over the patient (if you want a towel or even the gown between the strap and skin, that is fine), THEN the BairHugger blanket, and then a sheet or blanket if you want...

As you are well aware, tens of thousands of CRNA's, including many without a degree of any type, work in anesthesia care team settings under the supervision or direction of an anesthesiologist, just...

Read the thread again.

A lot of it depends on training, intelligence, motivation, etc. Some anesthesia techs function at a very basic level - they change circuits and stock carts, and that's about it. That's probably all...

Pretty funny - there has been a heated discussion elsewhere on the internet from CRNA's who totally dismiss the idea that the hard sciences are important.

Georgia - happens all the time at many of the hospitals I've worked at or are familiar with their practices. It depends on the state. And we're talking about several different things. 1...

Strange - CRNA's want to expand their scope of practice into the practice of medicine and most RN's shout hooray and tell them to go for it - but ask an L&D RN to simply adjust a pump and they fall...

The jobs are there. You have to look for them - they don't generally look for you. There is still an overall shortage of anesthesia providers nationwide - but there is a distribution problem. Too...

Most of the info you have received is correct - there are no shortcuts through medical school or any kind of residency, anesthesia or otherwise, simply because your wife is a CRNA. I would...

Obsolete - right - wishful thinking. 2/3 of the anesthetics in this country are administered in an ACT-type setting of some sort. CRNA's, particularly those practicing "independently", would LOVE...

Post-op mental changes following cardiopulmonary bypass are a well-documented phenomenon, and are unrelated to anesthesia. The phrase "pump-head" has been in use for years to describe this problem....

Clearly you're fooling yourself. Compared to what? A masters in education that takes a year? And as with Stan, you're clearly fooling yourself, or woefully uninformed.

Absolutely!!!!!

Kidding or dangerously incompetent

Nice emotional response - and of course totally biased towards nursing - that's fine, considering you're a nurse. But all of us see clueless folks out there, and I see plenty of clueless nurses and...

Just for the record, the requirement is for at minimum of 1 year of critical care experience, but each school may determine what constitutes "critical care" for their program. Depending on the...

No offense, but this is NOT acceptable practice. It doesn't matter if you've always done it that way, or that no one seems to complain, or that they're only "gone for a few, or how many places...

Geez, lets at least be honest and consider the source here - the AANA is hardly unbiased, and the questions asked were incredibly leading (or misleading as is usually the case with the AANA). ...

You didn't specify what type of surgery your son had, his age, if he had the block done while he was asleep or awake, whether ultrasound guidance was used or not, etc., so it's hard to know exactly...

First, your license is not at risk because the anesthesia provider deserts their patient. That being said - your anesthesia provider, whether CRNA, AA, or MD, should be fired. This is simply...

I hope your math for your drug calculations is not off by a factor of 100. If "$645 is .0043% of the avg CRNA yearly salary", then the average yearly salary is $15,000,000.

Defeated means it came up for a vote - it didn't. The legislation was withdrawn. "Paid for with AANA dues" would be correct though. You should ask yourself how much money is spent on illegally...

Taking things out of context makes it difficult to interpret. The recertification process in anesthesiology was optional prior to 2000. Those finishing in 2000 or later are required to participate...