Anti-CRNA website= such B.S.!!!!

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Has anyone seen the grossly misinformed website called "Doctor by your side" ????

Website is a complete joke. I was just looking at it and the misrepresentation of MDA's vs. CRNA's is pretty disgusting. It's sad that this is an actual website for the public...another area for people to be misinformed and then form wrong opinions about CRNAs. :mad::mad::mad:

Specializes in ICU; Anesthesia.

I think the differences in training is mainly medical school vs. Nursing school. MDA's learn more 'medicine' which helps them with H&P's if they have to do them. They are also good resources for medical advice, but I am the one sitting in the room all day long. I don't mind the ACT model I work in, but I hate when they say they have to be there for induction and then selectively pick the cases to supervise after 7pm. Either supervise or don't. Medicare isn't a piggy bank. End of the day, I really don't have an issue with the docs, I like the ones I work with and I just got out of school last year so I am still green. However, they have their issues, we have ours. As long as I get to still practice without too much interference from anyone else I am good.

I had CRNA's, MD's and MS teachers in school. I learned the most from the good teachers, not necessarily those with the most experience.

BTW, does anyone know how to change the 'nursing specialty' section. That was my previous work.

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4 years of med school= catching up to the 4 years of school dedicated primarily to medicine, microbiology, and patient care that a BSN delivers. 4 year residency in anesthesia=2 to 3 years CRNA school + at least 1 year in ICU learning how to properly monitor patients requiring intensive care. Also, let's not forget that a CRNA hopeful usually has to do extra prep work for admission to a program. S/he has gen chems 1 and 2, organic chemistry, sometimes biochemistry, sometimes physics (which may or may not require Calculus I), and always statistics. CRNAs are very well prepared for administering anesthesia, hence why studies suggest no difference in care/outcome between a CRNA and an MDA.

what a lame website.

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