For the record Josh, I took the same classes you all have taken...and probably more-so. I studied biochemistry as an undergrad; then when I couldn't get a good paying job after graduation, I went to an accelerated nursing program (BS-BSN). This gave me (as you know) job security, as well as a stable income. Then from the ICU, I went onto my MSNA.
So don't you sit here and tell me you are superior because you took the same classes I did, when you assume I went the traditional nursing route. I totally agree that the chemistry is piss-poor. Everyone should be required to take gen chem...not this nursing chemistry BS. Most CRNAs don't even take O-chem...How scary is that? Ive had all those classes, and I know it prepared me for where I am today. I know that I don't share this same belief with my colleagues (the educational belief), but giving anesthesia is a serious charge. It is never something to be taken lightly. you can never become too educated. So I get where you are coming from, but nurse to nurse, substituting clinical judgment for classroom experience just isn't on the same level. I graduated (undergrad) with tons of guys who were so much smarter than I was. Would I have ever considered letting them treat me with medicine? Not in a million years. They are book smart and know how the body's biochemical levels regulate, but they had no "common sense." Something EVERYONE should have in the clinical setting...