Because responses will be different for each patient, based on medical history and personal characteristics, answers are not provided below. These are some sample questions you should ask your anesthesia provider before having surgery. Which type of anesthesia is best for me and the surgery I am having? What should I avoid eating or drinking before I come in to [...]
The AANA 79th Annual Meeting will be held August 4 – 8, 2012 in West Mascone Center in San Francisco, CA. For more information, visit the AANA 79th Annual Meeting web page.
Soon Winter will be behind us and it will be spring! And with spring comes the popular Bi-State Spring Meeting of the Kansas Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the Missouri Association of Nurse Anesthetists. This year our meeting will take place March 30-April 1, 2012. Exhibits will be held on March 31. The meeting will be hosted at the Westin [...]
This is your chance to make your voice as a CRNA heard! MoANA will be hosting a Legislative Reception for CRNAs and legislators on Tuesday, February 7 in the Carnagie Room at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City. The entire Missouri General Assembly and all MoANA CRNA members and MoANA Student Representatives are invited to attend. The event will [...]
Illinois has reopened the grandfathering period for currently practicing CRNAs who do not have graduate degrees. The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (IDFPR, the entity that licenses nurses in Illinois) will now accept and process applications from CRNAs without graduate degrees. Please note that CRNA applicants not currently licensed in Illinois must obtain both a registered nurse license [...]
This shows a county by county break down of anesthesia providers in Missouri.
The conference call with the State Presidents and the BODs, along with Mary Ann Krogh and Karen Plaus from NBCRNA, was held on 8/25/11 at 7 pm. Questions from the Region Directors were then emailed to President Malina who then asked the NBCRNA representatives the questions. Here is a composite of what was discussed. If you need more information, I [...]
A Coloring and Activity Book is available for children about to undergo anesthesia and surgery. Put your child’s mind at ease with this wonderfully written and illustrated story! Written by Marjorie Stamler Bergemann, CRNA, a longtime AANA member, and illustrated by Karen Monckton, the 27-page book is filled with pictures to color, plus a connect the dots, a “hospital adventure” [...]
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