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I have a friend who has SRNAs rotate through his hospital. The SRNAs are from a respected state school university. Yet, these SRNAs get inadequate clinical training for the most part and have reduced/strict hours per week. He tells me they are capped at 40 hours a week as a junior student with most getting around 30 hrs. The junior year has little clinical time.
As a senior SRNA their hours are capped again at 40 hrs then go up to 45 the last 8-9 months. I'm Told the actual clinical time is about 12-14 months with an average work week of 40 hrs.
Few of these SRNAs will stay over to do any extra work. Even fewer will put in any extra effort to seek out input. Most want to graduate with the minimum and just be a CRNA.
Then, after they are on someone's payroll they want to learn new blocks and skills.
From what I'm told the AANA concept of "equal to an MD Anesthesiologist" is simply a bold. faced lie. But, like most propaganda if you say something often enough and loud enough then the public will believe it.
As a senior SRNA their hours are capped again at 40 hrs then go up to 45 the last 8-9 months. I'm Told the actual clinical time is about 12-14 months with an average work week of 40 hrs.
Few of these SRNAs will stay over to do any extra work. Even fewer will put in any extra effort to seek out input. Most want to graduate with the minimum and just be a CRNA.
Then, after they are on someone's payroll they want to learn new blocks and skills.
From what I'm told the AANA concept of "equal to an MD Anesthesiologist" is simply a bold. faced lie. But, like most propaganda if you say something often enough and loud enough then the public will believe it.