Associated PressApril 15, 2020
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“All those trivial things that we were arguing about that morning, in the grand scheme of things, aren’t that important.”
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Associated PressApril 15, 2020
Guest AuthorApril 9, 2020
6min842
CRNAs have mounted a plan to counterattack the spread of the disease among their colleagues
Guest AuthorJune 24, 2016
5min399
The Department of Veterans Affairs was created, in Lincoln’s moving prose, to care “for those who shall have borne the battle.” Yet in a departure from well-established VA policy and medical protocol, the agency recently announced its intention to remove physician anesthesiologists from surgery and replace them with nurses lowering the standard of care for […]
Guest AuthorJune 22, 20143min197
During the 2014 legislative session, lawmakers failed to grant Florida’s nurse anesthetists the authority to administer anesthesia without physician supervision. Nonetheless, we look forward to continuing to be a part of the solution to Florida’s health-care workforce crisis. Before the session came to a close, lawmakers were positioned to allow Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 22, 20146min557
The commentary below from Dr. Jay H. Epstein is in response to Peter Schorsch’s Jan. 8 post on SaintPetersBlog.com urging legislators to give nurse anesthetists the authority to administer anesthesia without the supervision of a doctor. When it comes to anesthesia, lives should not be put in jeopardy. Thank you for this opportunity to address […]