Re: What is the REAL difference? Archived Message
Posted by Dave J on October 28, 2006, 4:52 pm, in reply to "What is the REAL difference?"
Rather than reposting "this is straight off the ASA website" why does not an AA do the comparison for himself? (The ASA is not "AAs" and it is not "CRNAs" so why use their listing?) Take a number of criteria. Compare the AA and the CRNA. Can each do the item listed? How about this for a start? Can they administer gas anesthetics, raising and reducing the concentration as necessary, turning it off near the end of the case? Can theyadminister narcotics? Can they administer Propofol? (This may seem minor but propofol is one drug the anesthesia people would like to keep out of the hands of non-anesthesia people, so if AAs can administer it, it goes a long way to show that AAs are qualified anesthesia people. Check out the nurse practice acts in some states to see what I mean.) Can they do the intubations? Can they do the spinals? Can they do epidurals? Can they do Bier blocks? Can they do ACLS protocols? Can they do peripheral blocks? If both are working at the same facility under the supervision of MDAs, can they relieve each other on cases without a major hassle? Same question, can they relieve each other on ALL cases or is the relief limited? If limited, which way is the limitation? Can they work without MDA supervision? Just a suggestion. I (as a CRNA) would believe a well thought out and researched study done by an AA working on his masters degree than just some info from the ASA website. Anything can be posted on the internet but it takes quality research to get something into a medical journal.
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- What is the REAL difference? - Davin January 10, 2006, 4:56 pm
- Re: What is the REAL difference? - RJ February 11, 2007, 10:31 pm
- Re: What is the REAL difference? - Dave J October 28, 2006, 4:52 pm
- Re: What is the REAL difference? - Dave Johnston August 7, 2006, 1:27 pm
- This is straight off ASA website - Davin January 18, 2006, 10:36 am
- Re: This is straight off ASA website - marlenedelaguardia@mac.com January 29, 2006, 11:46 am
- Nice site - warren October 28, 2006, 9:37 pm
- Re: This is straight off ASA website - MATT September 13, 2006, 9:08 pm
- Help me pick a School - Jeff August 1, 2006, 8:04 pm
- Re: This is straight off ASA website - imanaa January 29, 2006, 9:23 pm
- Re: This is straight off ASA website - Vincent January 29, 2006, 7:01 pm
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