Articles like this that anger CRNAs

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Ok

So in a quest to learn more about my future profession, ive been doing alot of research.

http://nursing.fiu.edu/anesthesiology/COURSES/Semester%203/NGR%206760%20ANE%20Prof%20Aspects/PROF%20Readings/Abenstein.pdf

This appears to be exactly the type of article that creates division and anger in the CRNA/MDA relationship. Written by MDAs, this article does an excellent job of taking limited stats, non-statistical signifigant numbers with low N and p values, and weaving it into a "MDAs look better" proposition. They say it over and over again then add reality here and there with "but the numbers are not statistically signifigant" and " a true cross section study with N values large enough to make valid claims would be "costly and possibly unethical"". Essentially, what i see is this: We know the numbers wont bear out our claims if we do large numbers, so why not make unscientific infrences from the weak N values we have to lobby politically.

How frustrating.

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This article was written in 1996, and the statistics are from 1975 to 1990. Just with the outdated info, I won't even bother reading it.

1) you know there are MDA/CRNA issues.

2) not every facility has division of the groups.

3) the AANA and ASA will each have articles that support their own profession.

Jennie

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does that make it any less relevant politcally? I dont think so, the thinking has not changed.

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Me smells a pot that is a stirring:lol2:

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Me smells a pot that is a stirring:lol2:

And Mmac is holding the spoon once again!!!!!

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And Mmac is holding the spoon once again!!!!!

It's getting too predictable, isn't it?

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Hey now :p

If it wasent for me the board would be dead, would you rather that? Im trying to create some contraversy in order to attract more people and increase discussion. Is that wrong? It isnt like the topics are not salient to the profession and its future.

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the word is "controversy"

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the word is "controversy"

oh boy......:o

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lol

I stand corrected in a spelling error.

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lol

I stand corrected in a spelling error.

Mike, you sure can stir the shiznit and dish it out, lmao, gotta hand it to ya dude you can take too.:lol2:

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hehe

thanks ray

Well, when yer wrong yer wrong! Im sure yoga will be proving me wrong shortly in that other thread and i expect it ;)

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Mike, you sure can stir the shiznit and dish it out, lmao, gotta hand it to ya dude you can take too.:lol2:
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