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  1. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nice misleading statement - check your facts first. Many states require MD's to have continuing education as a condition of re-licensure. In addition, board certification for anesthesiologists that...

  2. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm not sure how you came up with this statement. Your estimate is low to begin with, and in practices that utilize both AA's and CRNA's, the compensation packages are

  3. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Due to quirks in the CMS rules, MD's can't get the same medicare reimbursements that CRNA's can by taking advantage of Part A passthroughs. AA's haven't claimed to be the cure-all and end-all of...

  4. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A fifth is opening shortly, several others in the planning stage. Sorry to spoil your

  5. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    BINGO!!!

  6. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with what you say EXCEPT that an anesthesiologist must indeed be on-site with AA's. We don't practice

  7. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    then why do the majority of crna's work in anesthesia care team practices, with anesthesiologists, in larger hospitals and medical centers in larger cities? i can tell you why - they want better...

  8. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    the difference is that we advocate for our profession without disparaging yours. you don't see aa's advocating getting rid of crna's. you don't see aa's trying to limit crna practice. you don't see...

  9. TEXAS CRNA's Call to action. Stop the potential AA bill!

    jwk replied to Outdoor1's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    this post is truly laughable. aa's are greedy? c'mon. we're not the ones advocating the abolition of a profession. no critical shortage as long as there are 13 new crna schools? right. i can...

  10. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    A minority of the states have opted out, and none have done so in almost two

  11. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Yes there

  12. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Uh, gee, but let's not forget that about 2/3 or more of CRNA's work with/for

  13. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You need to re-read my post. I didn't say that 80-85% of Texas counties didn't have hospitals. I said many of them don't. It may be perfectly true that 80% don't have an anesthesiologist. But the...

  14. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    What percentage of surgery is done in small rural hospitals around the country? 10%? 15% If you CHOOSE to live in a rural county, you have to accept the fact that medical care is farther away....

  15. Anesthesologist and CRNA collaboration

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

    You're comparing "some girl off the street" that "was probably a high school drop out" to the dangers of an AA with a master's degree in their

  16. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    You can't tell the difference anyway. Places that have both AA's and CRNA's use them

  17. Is the AA profession gaining ground?

    jwk replied to Alpha13's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Wow - a rare voice of reason - I'm

  18. LPN Anesthesia Assistants

    jwk replied to PACNWNURSING's topic in Operating Room

    An AA is an anesthesiologist assistant, a masters-degree prepared anesthesia provider. They administer anesthesia under the direction of an anesthesiologist. They are one of three anesthesia...

  19. Anesthesologist and CRNA collaboration

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

    Outcome studies are difficult for all three providers because the incidence of major complications directly related to anesthesia is very low to begin with. All of the current published studies can...

  20. Confirmation of tlc's & ett placement in OR

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

    If the line was placed and used in the OR, even without a CXR, there's no reason not to keep using it in the ICU. Of course a CXR is appropriate, but the primary reason for that is checking for a...

  21. Anesthesologist and CRNA collaboration

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

    if you read through the posts on this board objectively, you'll have to agree that it goes both

  22. Spinal/Epidural positioning device/equipment

    jwk replied to CIRQL8's topic in Operating Room

    By the time you get the patient positioned in such a device, you could already have the block done.

  23. Questions about patients with pacemakers

    jwk replied to IsseyM's topic in Operating Room

    Why on earth would you need the pacemaker rep? Your anesthesia people should have their handy pacemaker magnet available and use it as

  24. New Grad opens a can of "whup "

    jwk replied to ortess1971's topic in Operating Room

    Hospital policy is one thing, but simply taking a patient to the OR without an anesthesia provider has absolutely nothing to do with protecting the patient or your

  25. Propofol IV push by non-CRNAs in non-intubated patients--allowed in Oregon

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

    There has NEVER been a debate about propofol use in intubated patients. Why do people keep bringing this