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: Thank you Dave J, CRNA and Nova AA, Student
: Medical Anesthetist for your input.
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: Any other experience AA-C's/CRNA's or
: AA-S's/SRNA's (both student anesthetists)
: out there who wish to respond to this issue
: please feel free to respond, I would like to
: hear your input.
:
: Thank you
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: I am a CRNA.
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: I would say it depends on two things.
:
: First, the practice laws in that state for
: Both professions. If there is something
: there that did not allow it, example, let's
: say for some reason AAs can not do near
: cases. Then they could not relieve the
: CRNA. So it is very important for AAs when
: they push forward on practice laws to ensure
: that under the ACT concept, they can do the
: same as CRNAs.
:
: Second, the conditions of employment for
: both. Regardless of the law, if there is
: something in the contract to prevent it,
: then it can be prevented. Example, the
: CRNAs get in their contract that they can
: only be relieved by another cRNA or MDA. So
: they could be doing a case and an AA could
: not relieve them. Or worse, they relieve an
: AA for Lunch and the AA comes back and the
: CRNA will not allow relief by the AA.
:
: I would recommend that if AAs are going to
: work with CRNAs they need to make sure they
: are treated equally when working under the
: ACT concept.
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: Hi, I would like to here from a prospective
: AA-C medical anesthetist or AA-S student
: medical anesthetist, who can shed some light
: on this curious question regarding AA-C/CRNA
: the ACT Model.
:
: 1. Can an AA-C go and relieve a CRNA for
: lunch were as both anesthetists are employed
: and are used interchangeably within the ACT.
:
: 2. Can an CRNA go and relieve a AA-C for
: lunch were as both anesthetists are employed
: and are used interchangeably within the ACT.
:
: 3. Can both anesthetists AA-C/CRNA work for
: one another in exchange for a day off within
: the ACT.
:
: I am aware, that an Anesthesiologist
: Attending, M.D./D.O. , Anesthesia Fellow,
: M.D./D.O. or Anesthesia Resident, M.D./D.O.
: can go into an operating room and relieve a
: CRNA for lunch or other job related issues
: as needed.
:
: I am also aware, that in the same manner an
: CRNA can go into a operating room and
: relieve a Anesthesia Doctor
: (Fellow/Resident, M.D./D.O.) for lunch or
: other job related issues as needed.
:
: I'm almost sure, that an AA-C can and do go
: relieve a CRNA or Anesthesia Doctor
: (Fellow/Resident, M.D./D.O. etc.) for lunch
: as well as other job related issues as
: needed within the ACT.
:
: Please, I would like to hear from one of the
: following (Mid-level non-physician provider
: Anesthetists) in the ACT or Student
: Anesthetists In the ACT with your feed back
: on this issue.
:
: AA (Anesthesiologist Assistant) Medical
: Anesthetist
:
: AA-C (Certified Anesthesiologist Assistant)
: Medical Anesthetist
:
: AARN (Anesthesiologist Assistant, Registered
: Nurse) Medical Anesthetist
:
: RN, AA-C (Registered Nurse, Certified
: Anesthesiologist Assistant) Medical
: Anesthetist
:
: APA-C (Certified Anesthesiology Physician
: Assistant) Medical Anesthetist
:
: AA-S (Student Anesthesiologist Assistant)
: Student Medical Anesthetist
:
: RN, AA-S (Registered Nurse, Student
: Anesthesiologist Assistant) Student Medical
: Anesthetist
:
: PA-C, AA-S (Certified Physician Assistant,
: Student Anesthesiologist Assistant) Student
: Medical Anesthetist
:
: Thank you
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