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good. good , hmmm.
this is a hard one isnt' it. because you know exactly what you would say if the panal were all MDA's or all CRNA's. I think I know what each one wants to hear.
but how do I balance them.
How do you keep the commandments without offending the devil. if you get what that means.
Well I was asked a similar question in front of a panel of Docs and nurses. "Why a CRNA and not a MD (or DO)? 2 things came to mind, first, I chose to be a nurse, not because it is almost a Doc (as Bill Cosby said) but because I wanted to be a nurse and that is who I am and will be. Second, I was at a interview for CRNA school and the Docs were there to look for good candidates for that, not residency. So I responded using the first. Used that answer for 3 out of 5 interviews and got accepted to all.
regarding california... that sounds very odd that CRNAs can practice without an MD?! who prescribes the narcotics/volatiles etc...?? those need prescriptions for them to be dispensed then administered. I am assuming that the surgeon therefore takes responsibility for those drugs and therefore is according to the law the supervising physician.... correct me if i am wrong, i am very curious...
Actually, there have been lawsuits regarding the questions you have Tenesma. The decisions of which have been that being a CRNA is not akin to practicing Medicine without a license. Two states allow actual independent practice in many arenas, Oregon, and New Hampshire.
I recently wrote a paper on a related issue, the CMS medicare optout legislation passed last year. You can find my paper at http://homepage.mac.com/nilepoc look under the shared files section. I am putting it up, so that you cannot so much read my opinions, but read the referenced articles in the bibliography. I think they will answer the question you are asking.
Anyway I hope it helps, I just don't have the time to summarize whats in those articles.
Craig
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I think we have talked about this a little bit before but I am showing a friend how this site works. so here is the question.
so there you are in an interview for school, both MDA's and CRNA's are on the panal.
they ask, " What is the diffrence between an MDA and CRNA?"
matt