I love what I do. Nurse Anesthesia Week was my excuse to put together this video…of course on VIMEO. Just a few things you might not have known about the profession of a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
1. The profession of Nurse Anesthesia is over 125 years old.
2. CRNAs administer over 70% of the 30 million anesthetics delivered in the U.S. each year.
3. CRNAs are Advanced Practice Nurses who have obtained a Master’s Degree of Science or Nursing with a focus in Nurse Anesthesia.
4. Our professional association is the AANA.
5. One of the best CRNA programs in the nation is right here in Middle Tennessee.
6. We are NOT ANESTHESIOLOGISTS, nor do we want to be, so don’t call me a doctor.
So the next time you go in for surgery or have that epidural placed for your baby’s arrival, say “Hi” for me to your Nurse Anesthetist….he might not know me though….that’s cool, we’re all pretty friendly like that!!!
Jan 28, 2008 @ 20:44:47
HAPPY CRNA WEEK!!! We are celebrating at work also. Did I mention I am an OR Nurse? Anyway, loved your video. Take Care
Aimee
Jan 28, 2008 @ 21:33:52
@ Aimee – thank you…thank you. we obviously could not do it without our OR Nurse friends. that is so awesome you work in the OR. Rock On sister!! so you can really relate to a “little OR action.” that’s awesome!!!
Jan 29, 2008 @ 09:42:10
Wow. So there is a way to celebrate Nurse Anesthetist Week!
Jan 29, 2008 @ 13:00:29
I am a nurse, but not in the OR. (on the floor) I did not know if was CRNA week! Loved the video! Have a good week!
Stephanie
Jan 30, 2008 @ 20:41:27
Jeff- I love your blog! Happy CRNA week!
Feb 02, 2008 @ 00:15:47
@Rob – i’m glad you found the answer to your question. And best of all you don’t have to wait until next year to celebrate some more “Nurse Anesthesia action”, at this blog.
@Stephanie – Thanks…nurses/nursing ROCKS!!! Glad you enjoyed it. I was wondering what I would do with all that cellphone video I shot.
@Jennifer – no, no, my friend YOUR blog rocks….all that helpful adoption data/info, flowcharts, and the such that you post. It was your email if I remember that motivated me to get this blog up and running. So actually YOUR the reason I stay up late reading everyones updates before going to bed and then going to bed updating my wife about people she has no idea who I’m talking about. Thanks….I think…no seriously, thank you!