We Are CRNAs
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CRNA ‘Second Victim’ Peer Support Program
CRNAs involved in an unanticipated adverse patient event, a medical error, or a patient-related injury are frequently traumatized by the event. Often these “second... more
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A Conversation with Phil Mangahas
As part of the AANA’s year-long Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion campaign, I Am Me, and in observance of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, the AANA had this... more
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Enter our 90th AANAversary Throwback Photo Contest
The AANA is celebrating our history by celebrating YOUR history. Send us a favorite throwback photo from your CRNA experience for a chance to win a framed vintage print... more
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AANA Commences Year-Long Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Campaign
This month, the AANA is launching a year-long “I Am Me” Campaign to acknowledge and explore cultural and community observances. As part of this campaign, we will offer... more
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Patient Satisfaction Is Transforming Healthcare
Role reversal has put the patient in the driver’s seat leaving doctors and healthcare organizations to compete for the patient’s business. One hundred years ago,... more
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Watch a day in the life of an independent nurse anesthetist
Contributor Jason Bolt, CRNA, sits down with Joe Rodriguez, CRNA, former president of the Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthetists and a managing partner for Arizona... more
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Still awaiting the call back to work? Click here for more information on the Furlough and Displacement Program!
Even as many hospitals scramble for healthcare professionals to treat COVID-19 victims and patients who only now are proceeding with months-postponed elective procedures... more
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Jan Stewart Memorial Wellness Lecture Grief, Growth and Transformation: Tools for Navigating Loss
Janet R. Stewart, CRNA, ARNP was the 1999-2000 AANA President. Following Jan’s 2002 accidental overdose death, increased recognition of the occupational risk of... more
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My Top Anesthesia Podcasts and Apps in 2020
Jason Bolt, DNP, CRNA is a CRNA who is passionate about advocating for his profession and helping others along their clinical and educational journeys. Jason uses social... more
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Nurse Anesthesia Training in 1946
Nurse Anesthesia Training in 1946 To the editor: As I grabbed the handle to board the train, I wondered, “What am I doing?” The year was 1946. I was 26 years old and... more