Impact of Education on Professional Involvement for Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists' Political Activism: Does Education Play a Role?

National and state legislative decisions have an impact on the care that Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNA) provide their patients. Historically, professional advocacy resulted in CRNA title recognition and direct reimbursement for CRNA services and led to providing states an opt-out option for medical supervision when billing Medicare and Medicaid. It is critical that CRNAs continue to grow as advocacy leaders and, in preparing for this role, each CRNA must be provided with the knowledge and skills to be successful.

Novel Use of Clevidipine for Intraoperative Blood Pressure Management in Patients With Pheochromocytoma.

Pheochromocytomas are rare tumors that produce excessive epinephrine and norepinephrine, leading to multiple manifestations of catecholamine surges. Acute intraoperative hypertension during pheochromocytoma resection requires prompt control to avoid major and potentially lethal cardiac and neurologic complications. This article reports the planned and successful use of clevidipine (Cleviprex) as the "sole agent" for intraoperative blood pressure management in 2 adult patients with a diagnosis of pheochromocytoma undergoing elective open adrenalectomy.

Survey of syringe and needle safety among student registered nurse anesthetists: are we making any progress?

Anesthesia providers serve a vital role in preventing the transmission of disease by following safe injection practices, yet violations of these standards have occurred. The goal of this study was to determine the extent of unsafe injection practices that exist among student anesthesia providers. An online survey containing 8 yes-no questions that assessed injection practices as outlined by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists was sent to student registered nurse anesthetists with at least 3 months' clinical experience.