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  1. Attention NC Residents

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

    Gee, all my old friends are back - Z, sleepy,

  2. Attention NC Residents

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

    CRNA's won't be the equal of MD's. Not flaming - that's a simple

  3. Attention NC Residents

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

    OK, quote me

  4. Attention NC Residents

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

    i read well, thank you. let's try this again: certified registered nurse anesthetists (crnas) are anesthesia professionals who administer approximately 65% of all anesthetics given to patients each...

  5. Attention NC Residents

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

    So you're telling me that 70% of all the anesthetics in this country are administered by CRNA's acting on their own without any involvement of an

  6. Attention NC Residents

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

    First - paragraphs are your friend. You've read a lot into my posts that I simply haven't said. Have I mentioned females? Nope. Have I said pass this bill without hesitation? Nope. I might think...

  7. Attention NC Residents

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

    It's being supported by a lot more than three

  8. Do CRNAs teach AAs in Clinical (at Emory)?

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

    2002 is 3 years ago - since that time there have been 3 more classes graduate from each school. And of course there is now a 3rd program getting ready to start it's second year. As more schools come...

  9. Do CRNAs teach AAs in Clinical (at Emory)?

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

    You could also have the assumption that it's simply uncommon and wasn't addressed in the standard. Why (again, outside of the politics) would the assumption automatically be that this would be...

  10. Do CRNAs teach AAs in Clinical (at Emory)?

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

    What is "the Worthy case"? As far as SRNA's working with AA's, that wasn't real recent history, but I assure you, they have worked with AA's. Maybe the AANA has a policy against it (gee, wouldn't...

  11. Do CRNAs teach AAs in Clinical (at Emory)?

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

    I'll ask one of the Emory guys if I get a chance, or one of them might see this post and respond. As far as the AA program itself, there is nothing barring AA students from doing cases with CRNA's. We...

  12. OB Clinicals

    jwk replied to carolynd's topic in Men in Nursing

    AH, you mean most FEMALE nurses, right? Let's get the right sexist slant ot this. Males should automatically be excluded from L&D? Give me a break. Well gee, what if I'm not "comfortable" with...

  13. Ballon Pump Experience

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

    Remember that most hospitals in this country do NOT do open hearts and do NOT have a balloon pump. Having the knowledge is fine, no argument

  14. VBAC and Protocols

    jwk replied to parteiranagua's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unfortunately, all the disclaimers in the world won't protect an OB doc in a lawsuit. Where do moms with bad outcomes go, regardless of cause or fault? To an attorney. Unfortunate, but it's really...

  15. Attention NC Residents

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

    Z, I'm not trying to promote AA's on this forum. We both agree I wouldn't get very far. Nor do I expect (or look for) sympathy. I don't seek validation or "authenticity" (whatever that's supposed...

  16. Attention NC Residents

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

    Wow sleepy, those are some profound thoughts there. Other hospitals in this country. Gee, I thought mine was it! I didn't say I was the same as a CRNA. I said in any given hospital or practice that...

  17. Orders from a PA not co-signed by MD

    jwk replied to kathys76's topic in General Nursing

    It's not your responsibility to make sure the order is co-signed. It's the physician's responsibility, and medical records should follow up. Why are you so worried about it? It's not any different...

  18. Attention NC Residents

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

    Call it what you want - it's still supervision. NC is not one of the Medicare opt-out states. This bill changes nothing for nurse anesthetists in NC, does it? I just don't see that in the language...

  19. Attention NC Residents

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

    Skip, correct me if I'm wrong. The bill does NOT require a CRNA to practice with an anesthesiologist. The wording from the bill is at the bottom of this post - there simply is NO requirement that...

  20. Attention NC Residents

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

    Heavy sigh - if YOU currently work in an anesthesiology practice with anesthesiologists in NC, are you not already being supervised to some degree? Certainly if you're doing Medicare patients you...

  21. Attention NC Residents

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

    In a department with anesthesiologists, they don't hold my hand any more than they do yours. In a department with anesthesiologists, CRNA's and AA's do EXACTLY the same thing - same job description,...

  22. Attention NC Residents

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

    Yep, here we go again. NC is the latest state in which CRNA's are trying to restrict our practice......oops, wrong board. But hey, now that I'm here.....please note that I am NOT incompetent, nor...

  23. arterial line insertion by OR/PACU nurses

    jwk replied to jrgrad1912's topic in PACU

    There's a good bit more morbidity associated with arterial catheters than IV catheters. It's a different technique. Whether one is able to (or thinks they are) or not is not the question. The...

  24. Doctor of Nursing Science - On-line

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

    No regional accreditation = diploma mill and buying the title in many cases. A bunch of teachers in Georgia got their "advanced" teaching degrees that way. They're all jobless

  25. crnas in labor and delivery??

    jwk replied to cutiejen2's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I agree with Kevin about getting experience first. The only places you would probably have a chance to do nothing but OB is in either high volume or academic practices. Either of those types of...