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2 points. 1st one. I'll use texas as an example since I live here. Approximately 80% or more of the counties in this state don't have an anesthesiologist not because they got pushed out by CRNAs; its because THEY DON'T WANNA WORK IN BUM ******* Texas. You will find that in alot of the states with high rural populations. Second, the AANA is not in favor of the DNP because it would be confusing to patient. We have no need to call ourselves docs because we are who we are, NURSES and we're proud. Everyone just needs to play their position, relax, and give good anesthesia.foxtrot said:This actually may be true. I am from a state where there is a lot of rural areas and hospitals. When I was a medical student and I was doing rural rotations, all the anesthesia was given by CRNA's tht practiced under the surgeons license. There were no anesthesiologists. The one anesthesiologist in one small town I knew of was doing pain and was not in the OR at all. He told me that he really wanted to be in the OR as well but the CRNA's had such a monopoly that the surgeons would not contract with him. This is scary stuff folks. I have said it over and over again, no one needs to bad mouth the CRNA's but I really do feel that the ASA should do more to point out the level of education between the two and discuss the differences. Then let the public decide who they want to deliver their anesthetic.
What is also frightening is the push by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing proposed conversion to "Doctor of Nursing Practice" by 2015. There is an article about this in the May 2006 ASA Newletter. If they get there way, CRNA's could be calling themselves doctor since they would be granted PhD status. Wouldn't that be fun to have to explain to patients. I find this outrageous and we all should be writing the AMA and ASA to stop this.
Side note. Its funny how I have to explain to people what I do because the general public perception is that anesthesiologists are the only ones who give anesthesia. I really doubt know if we are winning the public relations battle.