Bills have been introduced in both the Missouri House (HB1399) and Senate (SB682) that will severely restrict our scope of practice for both acute and chronic pain management. Please see the attached bills. We need every CRNA to contact their Representative and Senator to oppose HB 1399 and SB 682. We’ve been asked by a few CRNAs for a specific [...]
It is back by popular demand! The Missouri and Kansas Associations of Nurse Anesthetists will be hosting a Bi-State Spring Meeting at the Westin Crown Plaza in Kansas City, on March 30-April 1, 2012. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to meet and mingle with CRNAs from Kansas and Missouri. We are expecting it to be a great success. Our exhibition [...]
Celebrate CRNA week! Support the Truman Medical Center School of Nurse Anesthesia at their 2nd Annual Fundraiser and Auction! When: January 20, 2012 – 6:00pm to 10:00 pm Where: Boulevard Brewing Company, 2501 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City, MO What: Featuring beer tasting, buffet dinner, and a silent auction Tickets are $55 per person / $100 per couple or a table [...]
Sallie Poepsel, MS,CRNA, will participate in a radio interview on Tuesday morning, January 17, 2012 on KMEM radio Memphis, MO @ 10:00 AM (approx. 30 minutes). In celebration of Nurse Anesthetists Week come January 22-28, 2012, the interview topic is about nurse anesthetists and their vital role in providing anesthesia services to medically underserved areas, especially to rural Missourians. Sallie [...]
Last week, Carol Kemna (MoANA Executive Director) Sallie Poepsel (MoANA Past President) and Scott Broughton (Director of Region V) attended a “Meet the Governor” event last week in Columbia. In the pic: Carol Kemna, MoANA Executive Director; Sallie Poepsel, MoANA Past President; Missouri Governor Jay Nixon; Scott Broughton, Director of Region V
Surgery can be an emotional time. When the surgery is to be performed on your child, it is especially stressful. There are things you can do to reduce the chance that your fears and anxieties, as a parent, will be transferred to your child. Children who are less anxious and less fearful have an easier time before and after surgery. [...]
Anesthesia means freedom from pain during surgery All anesthesia care is provided with the highest degree of professionalism. Sensitive and sophisticated equipment monitors every important function of your body. In response to your body’s reactions, the nurse anesthetist modifies your anesthetic as needed. But anesthesia care is not confined just to surgery. The process also refers to activities that take [...]
Anesthesia is a major part of your surgery. During the procedure, anesthesia allows you to be free of pain. All anesthesia care is provided with the highest degree of professionalism, including constant monitoring of every important body function. As changes occur in your reactions to anesthesia, the nurse anesthetist responds with modifications of the anesthetic to ensure your safety and [...]
Communication and cooperation between you and your anesthesia provider are essential to the anesthesia process and its safety. Before surgery, a preoperative interview with your nurse anesthetist provides valuable information that helps determine your care. It is equally important to communicate with your anesthesia provider after your surgery. The medications you have been given can remain in your body for [...]
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