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Good idea, classic. I did ask my insurance agent, but they said they didn't know of any such policy. I will ask about a rider, that might be an option the agent didn't think of. I agree with you about loopholes, that is why I am trying to find some i...

To the those of you already teaching in a classroom/academic setting: Do you carry liability insurance? I'm not talking about traditional liability insurance that many of us have for clinical practice (that would cover a nurse involved in the care of...

Concerned, Why do you think our dues are excessive? Have you compared them to other professional organizations? They are completely in line with other comparable professions. And most of those professions don't have near the mean salary we do. Whe...

Amen, amen, amen, AMEN! Did I say AMEN? loisane crna

CAMC School of Nurse Anesthesia in Charleston WV grants a Masters in Health care administration in conjuction with its nurse anesthesia program. I beleiveveRush University's nurse anesthesia program has a strong business focus as well. You may find ...

Accreditation standards require that all graduates administer spinals, epidurals and peripheral blocks. These standards have been in place for several years, I believe. Like you, I graduated with very little hands on regional in school. People like...

Spartan, there is not quick simple answer to your question. In order to answer it, you have to look at layers of regulation associated with CRNA practice. CRNAs are educated and trained in all aspects of anesthesia care. This is referred to as "sco...

Have to disagree with you , platon. It is a well accepted comparison in nursing, that nurse anesthesia is in many ways an extension of critical care nursing skills. CRNAs do in fact manage vent settings, but I would not choose that particular aspec...

I know of ZERO CRNAs who feel like they are stuck in a job forever that they do not like. No CRNA ever wants to give up anesthesia. It just doesn't happen. Of course, there are ways to build on your career, and advance in your profession. You can...

I know this post is a little old, but I had to comment. I am a CRNA, and am more familiar with that allnurses forum, but I was just browsing through this area today. The use of sniffing an alcohol pad has been researched, and the results published. ...

None of the 50 states require a MSN to practice as a CRNA. Many require a masters, but it does not have to be in nursing. West Virginia and Puerto Rico require a MSN to be an advanced practice nurse. WV CRNAs do not have to meet this qualification ...

[quote=ICUMindy 'Advanced practice nurse' means a registered nurse with a Master's degree or higher in a nursing specialty and national specialty certification as a nurse practitioner, nurse anesthetist, nurse midwife, or clinical nurse specialist....

This is a little misleading. CRNAs who graduate from an accredited program are able to practice in any of the 50 states. It does not matter what your master's is in. About half the programs grant a nursing degree, the other half in another area. P...

This thread saddens me. In my day the CRNAs brought food in for the students. I remember many a call night when the team ordered out and refused my offer to pay. Everyone knew students were on limited income and there was a feeling that helping the...

It is possible to be a failure at 90 questions. The essential element is the difficulty of the questions at the end of the test. If they were getting harder, that meant you were answering right and getting progressively more difficult questions, an...

Well, the way I read it this is a 2 person shop. So to get 26 weeks off, you would be working 7/24 the other 26 weeks. The key is, as others emphasized, this is a 1099 position. You are contracting your services to the hospital. You are not their e...

You do realize that they mean 24/7 coverage for the 26 weeks you are working, right? Takes just the right sort of person to be a good fit in a place like that. loisane crna

BTW, the Turnstall isolated forearm technique was a very early attempt to monitor for unintended awareness during general anesthesia. It has been discredited for years as unreliable and useless. It is a real shame that the media think they need to t...

"The principles governing the liability of a surgeon or obstetrician when working with a CRNA are the same as those governing the liability of a surgeon or obstetrician when working with an anesthesiologist. Whether or not a surgeon or obstetrician w...

In regard to waiting for certification exam results, I have heard a little something that might be worth sharing. Some recent grads I spoke with said they could tell they had passed a couple days before they received the all-important envelope in the...

Answering from the anesthesia provider viewpoint, the first thing that comes to my mind is to appreciate the action of muscle relaxants, and make the decision to use them very wisely. If the intubation is truly stat, that in itself implies the patien...

A very unfortunate incident. Glad the outcome was acceptable. I have never even seen a multidose vial of gentamycin, or any other antibiotic. loisane crna

This is a very complex question, and could be debated from one of several perspectives, with no clear cut answer ever achieved to satisfy all parties. If you are looking for a widely accepted, universal answer, I don't have anything to offer. If you...

Excellent point. For a complete description of the evolution of nurse anesthesia, read the book "Watchful Care" by Bankert. Even if you are not usually a history buff, you will find the information very enlightening and helpful in understanding th...

Papadoc, While on a theoretical level one could argue that all anesthesia practice is "pain management", the reality is that there are a limited number of CRNAs whose primary practice is in this sub-specialty. I don't think there are any that partic...