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So I'm sure everyone here has their finger on the pulse of the ever changing medical field. The education requirements are increasing rapidly and by 2025 all CRNA and CRNP programs will be DNP. I'm applying to CRNA school this year and it's time to ...

Before we begin a discussion on the topic you should probably follow this link to the AANA's original statement. Firstly, I have to disclose that I am in my third year of nurse anesthesia training preparing for graduation, so I am not a board cer...

I'm an ICU RN, BSN and considering doing the Airforce Reserves instead of going active duty. The commitment to relocating right now and working full time on base is just too much for my fiance to handle, this is a better comprise. I've read online th...

Ah, it's approaching that moment in time I've been working a decade for, graduation. The excitement, exhaustion, burnout, and anticipation is palpable in the air of the classroom. As some of you may have noticed this is a (very) great market for CRN...

In the last two years, I don't think I've ever moved anything on a regular basis other than the head/neck. If I'm trying to be an overachiever when the scrub techs and circulators grab both sides of the torso and lower body I'll stick my hands under ...

It will not be fully automated. It will always require a human component to at least monitor and assess the machines and take over in case of emergencies or electrical shut down. Would you go into surgery knowing that if there is a power outage or a ...

Wtb, where have you been!? I was starting to get worried you deactivated your account. You always bring clarity and reason to a discussion that is filled with anecdotes and extreme bias. Good to see you back.

I haven't been there personally but I have heard of an all CRNA group that does CABG and valves. Where I did my cardiac training the CRNAs ran the cases and there was a physician anesthesiologist available for backup if needed. The MD/DO would come ...

Your hyperbole and melodrama have made this an engaging conversation. I've enjoyed our discussion and wish you luck in your future endeavors.

I'm guessing you're an MS2 or MS3 from the passionate debate in favor of the robust clinical skill of medical students. I'm afraid any nurse working in the hospital when MS4's graduate and become residents know just how little clinical application ab...

I've dated residents, and have family who are physicians, let's not kid here. The first two years of medical school are almost entirely didactic while the third and fourth year is much akin to advanced shadowing experience quickly rotating through ma...

Many CRNA programs do require organic chemistry and physics, along with general chemistry, microbiology, anatomy and physiology 1&2, etc. I also did take a gross dissection course in undergrad. I'm sure it wasn't the same rigor as medical school ...

From speaking to many of them I gather they like the work/life balance of anesthesia, the lack of having to do a clinic, no continual followup with noncompliant patients, no rounding in the hospital, and the procedures and challenges anesthesia prese...

Day one of your CRNA training you are being prepared to be an independent anesthesia provider. If you manage to get to graduation and still think you need another anesthesia provider to think through hard situations for you, your program has seriousl...

I don't want to derail the conversation away from the OP. In short, I think it's multifactoral from my personal experience in the nursing field and anesthesia field. CRNAs do not round often on their patients after surgery and when they do post anes...

I apologize if it comes off as condescending. The first week of our doctoral training we were constantly reprimanded for making broad statements, like denigrating an entire profession, without hard evidence or statistics. I was constantly reminded in...

I'll try to make this a little more clear for you because admittedly it can get convoluted. During my few years of anesthesia training, I've done rotations at many different clinical sites. Some of the sites are considered medical direction which is ...

I really appreciate your comment. It's input like this that lets the CRNA community understand how much education about the specialty is needed even within the nursing community. You have a great deal of misinformation and opinions that seem to be ba...

You're right but I don't want this to become a topic of "us versus them". That isn't what the purpose of the AANA statement or my posting here is about. Mutual respect with our physician colleagues is important currently and going forward as anesthes...

I appreciate your input on the topic. It's common for those not in the anesthesia community to get this confused. It is very very rare to find a group where MDs and DOs provide the anesthesia themselves. Almost always even if you speak to a physician...

I'm not sure what part of the country you're working in or the types of practices but this is opposite to the experience I've had so far. A year before graduation we had groups coming to campus, buying us meals, giving us gifts, paying for flights an...

Give it 10 years. Shoulda matched into surgery!

In August there is a vote being brought forth by CRNAs to officially change the national association's name to the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiologists. Apparently, through an AANA task force, it was discovered that "Anesthetist" nor "Ane...

You should specify when you say anesthesiologist if you are referring to dental anesthesiologists, nurse anesthesiologists, or physician anesthesiologists. CRNAs have great working relationships with all their fellow colleagues in anesthesia.

So in lecture, we're educated that 10mg of Roc is to be given before your induction dose of Succinylcholine to block post op myalgia. I thought this was a non-negotiable thing, similar to giving Robinul before Neostigmine. I've come across a couple p...