sure, i'll waste time on after you pull up actual studies that prove AA's are incompetant? No more blowing your horn about how good you think you are, as i said before, come down to any metro hospital in Atlanta and let a AA teach you a couple things about anesthesia. Maybe when you actual learn the facts about them you would grow up and learn not to spout crap around to make yourself look good. If the crna's were such an untouchable part of the work force then why is it so important to spend soooo much time and money on spreading all your lies. Seriously pay attention, we are all happy for you, you worked as a nurse, went to get your master's degree and now make good money. But i hate to be the one to tell you, but you know, most crna's work in hospitals with anesthesiologists. They are not the sole provider. I know...in the military blah blah blah, but there aren't all that many doctors in anesthesia in the military so, as expected the nurse does more there, then again a field medic can perform certain surgical procedures, does that mean he should be allowed to be the surgeon once back home? AA's do central lines, and yes we can do regional anesthetics too. But in most bigger facilities the MDA does them (that means the crna doesn't do them either) As for your fraud kick you've been on, your right, all of the top legislative minds in the government and insurance companies choose to ignore this to give the crna's something to whine about.