Nurse Anaesthetists

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I read in the Nursing Times recently that Nurses were finally being allowed to move deeper within the world of anaesthetics. i awas looking at anaesthetics in the U.S. where not only did i discover that 65% of all anaesthetics in the US are given by Nurses! But that anaesthetics was the oldest Nursing specialty with records of the practice going back to the early 1900's. A Certified Registered Nurse Anaesthetist (CRNA), undertakes 24 to 36 months of intensive training to gain a Master Degree and license to practise as a Registered Nurse Anaesthetist. There are currently some 29,000 CRNA's practising all over the US.

I personally feel that this training model could be imported over to the UK with no problems at all. The course is not solely intended for theatre nurses. In fact many recommend that Intensive Care nurses should consider it as a career as in their job they monitor the patient closely and see the effect of the drugs and also make tough decisions on what is best for the patient. By the way the average salary for a Nurse Anaesthetist is $123,000!! (Which is £83,900!!!)

So who is with me? Anaesthesia can be a Nursing Specialty!!!!!!!!!!

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I wonder if you will get paid more than E Grade for that?

It does sound like a great career option though.

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Definetly it would suit Nurses working in dead end F and G grade posts. i really do think that the U.S. CRNA course could be transferred over here immediately. i hope it does very soon¬!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by Scotty

I wonder if you will get paid more than E Grade for that?

It does sound like a great career option though.

LOL!

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I did the JBCNS 182 course in Anaesthetic nursing in 1982. Althouhg I could not fully utilise it in UK, I could practise abroad. Anaesthesia is absolutely fascinating!!

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I'm interviewing for a couple of nurse anesthesia schools here in the US. I lived in the UK for a couple of years and am interested in comming back in a few years, most likely to just visit, but would like the option to work too. Does the UK use nurse anesthetists yet?

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UK Nurses are currently undertaking a 2.5 year masters course in anaesthesia and will upon training completion become fully fledged anaesthesia practitioners or AP's.

The training has already begun and is about half way through for the first batch. I do not know wherte it is run but believe many uk nhs hospitals now are on board.

I have been told that their job desc. includes pre assessment, induction, maintenance and reversal of anaesthsia. It also includes resus and transfers and trauma life support interventions.

I have one friend who mworked with a trainee ap and he was putting in swan sheaths, fem lines, neck lines and art lines in addition to anaesthesia duties.

sounds very interesting. This is in the infancy i am led to believe but will undoubtedly become a major workforce in the uk.

JRD : Anaesthesiologist

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As for the pay...rumour has it it will be around 50,000 uk GBP upon completion of the course. Anyone clarify this?

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As for the pay...rumour has it it will be around 50,000 uk GBP upon completion of the course. Anyone clarify this?

that sounds way too much. I know NP's who have done masters and work very much independantly and don't get anywhere near that much. I think a lot would be on each individual hospital and seeing as they are having financial difficulties not sure how they are going to be able to pay this amount

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1 US Dollar$= 0.543067 GBP (Pounds, UK)

50,000 UK= 92,071.85 USD

That is about average for CRNA's in the US. Actually, a bit low. You don't think they will get the same amount at CRNA's in the USA?

I suppose with things the way they are in the NHS it will be difficult to find that kind of salary for anyone.

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How true IS it that the salary of a nurse anaesthetist is $500 per hour? How much you're going to spend to become a CRNA? thank you...

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
How true IS it that the salary of a nurse anaesthetist is $500 per hour? How much you're going to spend to become a CRNA? thank you...

Not sure if we are looking at $500 per hour definately not in the UK may be work looking and posting this in the CRNA forum

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