Talk:Nurse anesthetist
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Again this article has been vandalised to reflect certain political view point found only in the US. It is immoral to disrupt the educational function of wikipedia to present a personal angry viewpoint. I appeal to the rest of the Wikipedia community to lock this page from further attacks. In addition, those of you who continue to edit this page anonymously to spread your own vitriol, are cowards.Aestiva 12:19, 26 March 2007 (UTC)
The Wikipedia Nurse Anesthetist page is an important resource of information and education for the public worldwide. This english edition reflects mainly practice in the United States. Anesthesia practice in United States (and other countries) is provided by both nurse specialists and physicians. Therefore, practice models can be the source of debate among the specialty groups. This can lead to biased or Wiki vandalism on this web page. It is very important that this page remain factual and unbiased to respectfully represent the voice of the of American nurse anesthetists and nurse anesthetist worldwide. Therefore, this page is monitored and edited by representives of the Communications division of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists. We hope to continue development and expand on the written and photo content, and encourage Wiki community input. Eclipse Anesthesia 21:28, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
- It does indeed mainly reflect the US role and this needs to be fixed. It does not need to "represent the voice of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists (AANA) and nurse anesthetist worldwide", it needs to present the facts, which may or may not be to the AANA's liking. Wikipedia is not a vessel with which to promote this particular professional role, it is a place of information. --John24601 22:50, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
- Nurse anesthetist practice on over 100 countries, with very diverse roles and capabilities. It would take tremendous research and countless pages to present. So yes, this page now is focused on the US role, but does provide information on the IFNA. You imply that the AANA does not represent facts. I have studied anesthesia history for 15 years. If there is anything not factual on this page, please provide the details so it can be investigated and corrected. Eclipse Anesthesia 02:54, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
Would someone please provide a reference to CRNA’s being allowed to operate a pain clinic? In my experience I have not encountered this. Additionally the line “CRNAs can administer anesthesia in all types of surgical cases” is a bit misleading because while some states allow for unsupervised CRNA practice no state allows for unlimited practice.Kubed 08:53, 6 January 2007 (UTC) Kubed
- Nurse anesthetists do practice in pain clinics, but this is very limited, and those that do practice are with other physicians or an anesthesiologist, or are also certified as a nurse practitioner. Since pain medicine involved diagnosis, invasive procedures and outpatient medical and drug management, this is more in line with the practice of medicine, not CRNA or nursing practice. In respect to the line “CRNAs can administer anesthesia in all types of surgical cases”, this is not misleading, but can be better defined. The limits of CRNA practice are dependent on the hospital's credentialling process and allowed privileges for allied health practitioners. And just like physicians, privileges are based on prior training, certifications and experience. State law does not define this aspect of practice, it defines the extent of collaboration (or supervision) with the surgeon or anesthesiologist (if present). Certainly there are some facilities that limit what a CRNA can and cannot do. However, a majority of rural practices only have CRNAs, and therefore they have previleges to administer anesthesia in all types of surgical cases. I have worked in both rural and in urban medical centers, and have been fully credentialled with no restrictions on the procedure list. Again, it depends on the facility, not with state laws. Eclipse Anesthesia 13:46, 23 January 2007 (UTC)
