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CRNAs in the News: Prolung Ngin Taking on Diverse Patient Challenges in the APP Field

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Ngin studied to become a nurse at Villanova University near Philadelphia and planned to become a pediatric critical care nurse practitioner. After graduating from the nurse anesthesia program in 2010, Ngin began working at Hershey Medical Center, where she said she enjoys providing care to its diverse patient population.

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IS ANESTHESIA AN ART OR A SCIENCE?

The Anesthesia Consultant

Is the practice of anesthesia an art or a science? 4) The promotion of non-physicians into the workforce to perform roles previously handled by MDs. The most popular posts for laypeople on The Anesthesia Consultant include: How Long Will It Take To Wake Up From General Anesthesia? But we must change their behavior.

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WILL CRNAs REPLACE MD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS?

The Anesthesia Consultant

On March 28, 2021 the anesthesia world in the United States was rocked by the headline: “ Wisconsin Hospital Replaces All Anesthesiologists With CRNAs. “ The medical center previously had an anesthesia staff that included both MDs and CRNAs (Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists). (He In a word, no. No, they are not.

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Perioperative Surgical Home -Optimizing the Patient’s Surgical Experience

Concordia Anesthesiology

link] PSH – Continuation and Disruption From the discovery of ether in 1846 to epidural anesthesia and rapid-acting agents, disruptive innovations in anesthesia have advanced the practice of medicine. PSH, a model built around standardized, evidence-based perioperative strategies, involves team-based care.

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN MEDICINE

The Anesthesia Consultant

See Robot Anesthesia and Robot Anesthesia II ) AI already influences our daily life. In my previous essays Robot Anesthesia and Robot Anesthesia II , I described models of robots designed to perform intravenous sedation or intubation of the trachea, products which are futuristic but currently have no market share.