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CRNA Program Admissions: The Challenge of High Demand and Intense Rivalry

The CRNA Chase

Securing admission into a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) program is no small feat. With a rapidly growing demand for CRNA professionals and a surge in applicants, the competition has become fiercer than ever before. Ideally, you should begin preparing by researching CRNA programs extensively.

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A Day in the Life of a CRNA: Insights & Experiences

Salem Anesthesia

In this blog post, we’ll provide an insider’s perspective on a CRNA’s exciting and rewarding career by highlighting their daily responsibilities, how they overcome challenges, and their tremendous impact on patient care and the health field. To begin, it’s essential to understand the role of a CRNA.

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PANA and Sarah Trau Take Home National Awards at AANA Annual Congress

PANA

Association & CRNA Sarah Trau Take Home National Awards at Annual Congress The 2023-24 AANA Communications Committee announced that both the Pennsylvania Association of Nurse Anesthetists (PANA) and Sarah Trau, MS, CRNA, won national awards for their public relations and communications work over the last year.

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

PANA

Advanced Practice Provider Spotlight: Certified registered nurse anesthetist shares perspective on caring for diverse patients Posted April 11, 2023 by ,Penn State Health News Prolung Ngin , a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) at Penn State Health Milton S. See the March APP Spotlight feature on nurse practitioners.

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WILL CRNAs REPLACE MD ANESTHESIOLOGISTS?

The Anesthesia Consultant

If a CRNA presents themselves as the sole anesthesia professional responsible for evaluating you and making the anesthesia plan and carrying out all the anesthesia care, you realize you’re not being attended to by a physician. Empowering CRNAs to work alone made surgery more accessible to patients in these rural areas.

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13 MAJOR CHANGES IN ANESTHESIOLOGY IN THE LAST TEN YEARS

The Anesthesia Consultant

There are multiple EMR systems, and the systems cannot communicate with each other. Can you imagine a telephone system where Sprint phones cannot communicate with AT&T phones? INDEPENDENT PRACTICE FOR CRNAs – Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine. The problem is the current product.

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Day 1 in the OR: Finding Perspective in a Chaotic Case

The Circulating Life

The entire OR 1 crew – Tori, CRNA; Kristen, RNFA; Me; Shannon, CST Linda, Kristen, Shannon, Marcia (anesthesiologist), and me Tori was a great CRNA to work with! No other case was as rough as that one, and by the end of the week, we were a well-oiled machine. It was an impressive transformation to observe.