Posted by Lucas on May 17, 2009, 8:36 pm, in reply to "Re: An Angry CRNA"
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Yes, it is quite sad that you as a RN with 20 years teach experience take the time to put your little input into a thread so pointless as this one.
But since you posted let me add my little input. I've taken Anatomy and Physiology (with majority of class being pre-nursing) and Organic Chem, Biochem, and Calculus with majority of students being pre-med, pre-AA, pre-pharm, and pre-dent... and the difference in the level of students and competition is quite startling. Major difference being that by the time you get to these math and science courses (real chemistry, not the survey/intro. classes that RN's take), it has weeded out those not dedicated (or smart) enough to become at least somewhat top of their class. On the other hand, in the A&P classes, at least 75% of the students will get into nursing school somehow, by way of comeptitive applications or by getting waitlisted, even if they barely manage to pull off that C. This is scary. This is where the majority of RNs who go on to become CRNAs come from. Now "common sense" should ask, do CRNAs really have the understanding of anesthesia that makes them equivalent to a MD that they can run the whole show by themselves? Another question, will CRNAs ever have the understanding of anesthesia as the equivalent of an AA who has dedicated him or herself to their science/math and passed rigorous exams/tests? Did CRNAs get into the field because of such loose rules in their education requirements? .. all the while being motivated by the mighty dollar- and is this still this is what drives their hate of the AA profession?
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