wtbcrna MSN, DNP, CRNA

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    Private practice as a CRNA

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

    I never knew why a nonCRNA was posting on this particular forum anyways, especially when they are obviously pro ACT and anti-independent APRN. From the AACN (this sounds very familiar to what I...
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    Private practice as a CRNA

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

    The ASA is actively lobbying for a change in billing specifically for the PSH. You cannot find anything about PSH that doesn't address money/billing. A PhD has no direct clinical relevance it is a...
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    Private practice as a CRNA

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

    That is Nomads impression of MD training, and understanding his background I understand what he is saying. Simply making a professions education longer does not equate to better outcomes. Similarly...
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    Private practice as a CRNA

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

    As I stated before all this is highly debatable. 1. No I didn't organic chemistry or phyics to understand pharmacology and neither do med students. I took the same pharm class as the medical students...
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    Private practice as a CRNA

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

    There is a lot of debatable material here. 1. Having done the pre-medical curriculum it has very little to do with actual anesthesia knowledge. 2. The overall acceptance rate for medical school is...
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    CRNA vs AA

    wtbcrna replied to fjluce's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Comparison of CRNAs and AAs.
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    Which dept is best experience for future C

    wtbcrna replied to LaJollalove's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    The COA mandates that entering SRNAs have one year of critical care experience. It is still left up to the individual NA schools how exactly they define CC
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    CRNA school troubles

    wtbcrna replied to Junomar's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think all SRNAs have felt the way you do at some point. The best thing to do is talk to other SRNAs and vent. It also important that you take at least one night a week for
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    Private practice as a CRNA

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

    No. Anesthesiologists are not required to ever be involved when a CRNA does an anesthetic in any state. The only requirement for MDAs to be part of a case stems from facility requirements not state...
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    The one thing I wish I would have known before CRNA school....

    wtbcrna replied to nurseflip26's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I think the more your exposed to the job of anesthesia before school it makes understanding anesthesia concepts easier. I attended a front loaded anesthesia school so we did the majority of our...
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    Do crnas deserve that much salary?

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

    CRNAs work independently in every state. There is no need for anesthesiologists (MDAs) in any state to supervise CRNAs. Certain facilities require MDAs to supervise or medically direct CRNAs, but that...
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    Do crnas deserve that much salary?

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

    Every CRNA should be competent to work independently from day 1 after graduation or they shouldn't be a CRNA IMHO. That is how I was trained and that is how I train all my
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    What are your favorite types of surgeries or procedures to work on?

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

    I like to do ultrasound guided nerve blocks. When done right the block will be the primary means of analgesia for 1-3
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    What are your favorite types of surgeries or procedures to work on?

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

    I like about any procedure where I get to do a
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    How do you explain the DNP?

    wtbcrna replied to FreudianSlip's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Well from a consumer standpoint wanting the person that probably does the least amount of anesthesia instead of the most to do your family members anesthesia makes perfect sense...just like most of...
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    How do you explain the DNP?

    wtbcrna replied to FreudianSlip's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I see so you now set the standard for which degrees matter and which ones don't. That is really convenient. You have been faculty in a nursing program for how long? You have how many doctorates? You...
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    How do you explain the DNP?

    wtbcrna replied to FreudianSlip's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Then why is it okay for OMFS, Dentists, podiatrists, and psychologists to refer themselves by Doctor "X" but not nurses? What is it about nurses that makes physicians and some nurses feel insecure...
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    How do you explain the DNP?

    wtbcrna replied to FreudianSlip's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I have seen patients get confused between attending and residents, medical students and attendings, psychologists and psychiatrists, podiatrists and orthopedists.... But when it comes to nurses...
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    Why DNP and not MD?

    wtbcrna replied to koreanjohn32's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    Another ignorant statement: I have a doctorate like many military CRNAs do. I did fine in organic chem and physics. In my NA school we had to take pharm and physiology with the medical students and...
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    Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    wtbcrna replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks! I'm glad you recognize that nurses can be doctors
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    Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    wtbcrna replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Nope!
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    Civilian Position on Airforce base

    wtbcrna replied to jwalla20's topic in Advanced Practice

    The military is a big adjustment to work for after working in civilian sector, especially if you don't have prior military experience. Other than that have someone give you their note sets for ALTHA...
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    Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    wtbcrna replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No, it is 1 year internship and 3 years
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    Does it bother CRNA's that MDA's get so much more...?

    wtbcrna replied to ICU, RN, BSN, B.S.'s topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    No...
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    The one thing I wish I would have known before CRNA school....

    wtbcrna replied to nurseflip26's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I wish would have spent more time shadowing CRNAs before starting