plimpington

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1. AANA members

   plimpington replied to heartICU's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I'm only a second year, so I don't really know all that much about how things work, but what I do know is that unless the under-supply issue becomes so bad that physicians find themselves workin more...

2. CRNA scope of practice

   plimpington replied to plimpington's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Well, I'm not skeptic - in fact quite the opposite. I agree that economics will be the sole driver of anesthetic care in the future, and things being as they are, I don't see a place in medicine for...

3. CRNA scope of practice

   plimpington replied to plimpington's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Honestly, I'm having trouble understanding why everybody seems so defensive on this subject. I'm not even a doctor yet. Just how much baggage do you think I could be bringing to these discussions?...

4. CRNA scope of practice

   plimpington replied to plimpington's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   I'm not sure why you are defending yourself against attacks I did not make. I'm not sure why I should leave the AANA out of the discussion. If I am interested in knowing what the professional goals...

5. CRNA scope of practice

   plimpington replied to plimpington's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   Whoa whoa, One thing is clear though. Outside certain fellowship areas (pain, acute care, etc.) the scope of CRNA practice is concurrent with the whole scope of anesthesia practice as a whole....

6. CRNA scope of practice

   plimpington posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

   So as to avoid the cliche'd "don't feed the troll" response, I'll try to be as open as possible. I'm starting med school in the fall and have (had?) considered MDA as a possible choice. But not a...