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1. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

   06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

   Carterjcr - Apologies, but I am not the right resource for your question re: DNP/DNAP. I obtained an MSN in early 2000, well before the transition to doctoral preparation for allied health providers. I had no interest in obtaining a doctoral degree i...

2. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

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   Followup re: overheard conversation. It provides such insight into the politics and economics of mixed practices that I am going to post a few general takeaways: 1. The anesthesiologists are not making the money they once did. At the same time, anes...

3. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

   06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

   Not over the public domain. You are welcome to private message me.

4. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

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   FROM THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ANESTHESIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS WEBSITE FAQs 4. What are the differences between Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and CAAs? Although both are considered to be equivalent clinical non-physician anesthesia providers and may serve as ...

5. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

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   After overhearing a frank conversation between anesthesiologists and administration, I can no longer support the AA role. I was naive. I feel empathy for AAs as people who want to make a good living for their families and have a nice career, but the...

6. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

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   I am not concerned about competition with AAs, I'm concerned that they are a tool of the ASA to diminish the CRNA role. CRNAs are limited to an AA role typically in practices with both CRNAs and AAs. Recently AAs started to call themselves CAA and 'A...

7. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

   06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

   Thank you, Offlabel, for clarifying. Carry on.

8. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

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   I'm a third-year SRNA currently looking at jobs. I fall into the millennial generation. I have a very different perspective than the one you describe, as do many of my classmates. We had a recruiter today who brought us lunch and gave the pitch. My f...

9. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

   06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

   We agree we have different perspectives. "physician anesthesiologist" is a ridiculous title advanced by the ASA. The politics in this specialty and rhetoric from the ASA are tiresome.

10. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

    1. Are you citing data that surveyed the majority opinion? 2. Your experience differs from mine. 3. Impossible to apply that statement to all situations/settings in which AAs work. 4. Our own profession is producing new graduates with major gaps in t...

11. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

    Honestly? Both No and Yes. I will give one example of each. There are many more. 1. Because CRNAs who are discussing the fact that CRNAs can practice independently and AAs cannot are missing this stunningly obvious fact: AAs practice in urban/suburba...

12. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

    Relatively rare.

13. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

    Offlabel - Correct. My interpretation. Not your words. That said... This statement of yours is a bit harsh, don't you think? "If you simply value procedures and paychecks" Otherwise. Agreed. I concede. As you say. Carry on.

14. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

    To be clear: the halfwit ACT practice was CRNA/anesthesiologist medical-direction model employed by a large corporate anesthesia management company. Your two statements are unrelated. What is the salient point? Medical direction is not equivalent to ...

15. Experienced CRNA...ask me anything

    06crna replied to 06crna's topic in CRNA

    Decades and decades. I know many anesthetists who are still practicing well into their 60s, though very few of those are working full-time, and none of them are taking call. I cannot think of any who are beyond 70. Anesthesia is a physical job in man...