Remove Nurse Remove Supervision Remove Surgical Technician
article thumbnail

THE ACHILLES’ HEEL OF ANESTHESIOLOGY… WHAT IS THE GREATEST THREAT TO OUR SPECIALTY?

The Anesthesia Consultant

No, it’s not the nurse anesthetists, nor the stress of covering surgeries in the middle of the night, nor the stress of saving patients who are trying to die in front of our eyes during acute care emergencies. We can be regarded as a commodity because, like the nurses, technicians, and janitors, patient referrals do not originate with us.