Is it true that many anesthesia groups in the southeast are preferring to hire CRNA's over AA's since CRNA's can be employed with more flexibility? I was told by a CRNA (not one who is particularly anti-AA) who works with a local anesthesia group that it isn't really financially feasible for them to hire AA's anymore since their anesthetists need to be able to work a few days in the hospitals, a few days in endo clinics unsupervised, a few days in surgery centers unsupervised, etc. This person told me to only pursue AA school if I'm willing to limit myself to working in hospital-based practices that always have anesthesiologists on staff. So is it true that if an anesthesia group assigns their anesthetists to work in any non-supervised situation, they are unlikely to hire an AA? I am asking because I have received an offer to attend an 11-month accelerated BSN program, but I am still hesitant because, of course, I would still have to work for a year as an ICU RN... and I really don't want to work as a nurse! But if it would substantially pay-off in the long-run to be able to work as a CRNA, then it might be worth it. One other positive regarding the accelerated BSN program is that it includes 5 graduate-level MSN classes, which would reduce the length of CRNA school by almost an entire semester.
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