CRNA Outlook

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Does anyone know or could direct me to information regarding the job outlook for CRNAs?

How in demand are CRNA positions across the country?

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Specializes in Anesthesia.
Does anyone know or could direct me to information regarding the job outlook for CRNAs?

How in demand are CRNA positions across the country?

Thank You

There is expected to be increase in the need for anesthesia providers especially CRNAs. The average age for CRNAs is approximately 47. All nurse anesthesia schools are going to moving to 36 month minimum programs with the move to entry-level doctorate training, and all non-university affiliated NA programs are eventually not going to be allowed to obtain accreditation. The number of cases, type of cases, and skills for SRNAs has all just recently increased. ACT/TEFRA billing is being scrutinized more and more. AA billing has been restricted to medical supervision only. All these things mean that lower-quality NA schools are being pushed out, AAs/ACT practices are fighting to survive, CRNAs in general are all getting closer to retirement, and there is increasing need for more anesthesia providers as greater percentage of our United States population become geriatrics.

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Thanks for this information. I have been pursuing this route for awhile, but the doubt is always there about a job after school. It seems like everyone I know wants to do this too.

The "puppy mills" are a concern. I take this career choice very seriously and hope to avoid those places at all costs. Is that what you are referring to when you mentioned "non-university affiliated schools"?

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Not necessarily. Read around here and the web and you will get it. You have to look at each program, how they teach, number of students they take, their accreditation, how their clinical is structured, etc.

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