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3-Aug-2024 3:45 PM EDT
Anesthesia Didactic Instructor of the Year Award Presented to Sara Meyers
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthesiologist (CRNA) Sara Myers, DNP, CRNA, with the Didactic Instructor of the Year Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.

3-Aug-2024 3:30 PM EDT
Anesthesia Clinical Instructor of the Year Award Presented to Rachel A. Wolfe
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) presented Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) Rachel A. Wolfe, DNP, CRNA, CCRN, CPN, with the Clinical Instructor of the Year Award during its 2024 Annual Congress, August 2-6, in San Diego.

30-Jul-2024 3:00 PM EDT
AANA Receives 2024 ASAE Power of Associations Silver Award for State Advocacy Initiative
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has been recognized with a Power of Associations Silver Award by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its successful initiative, ‘Advocacy from the Start’.

Released: 23-Jul-2024 1:05 PM EDT
AANA Appoints Shayne Hauglum as Chief Science and Practice Officer
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has named Shayne Hauglum, PhD, CRNA, APRN, to serve as AANA’s Chief Science and Practice Officer. He will report to Chief Executive Officer Bill Bruce, MBA, CAE, effective September 30, 2024.

Newswise: Collaborative Approach Standardizes Criteria for 1:1 ICU Nurse Staffing
Released: 23-Jul-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Collaborative Approach Standardizes Criteria for 1:1 ICU Nurse Staffing
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

L.A. County Hospitals, operated by the Department of Health Services, developed unit-specific guidelines for appropriate staffing to standardize 1:1 and 1:2 patient assignments in its critical care units

1-Jul-2024 1:00 PM EDT
HCA Healthcare Newest AANA Champion Corporate Partner
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) proudly announces HCA Healthcare has joined the AANA Corporate Partner Program as a Champion Partner, AANA’s highest level of sponsorship.

Newswise: Factors Vary for Mode of Death After Cardiac Arrest
25-Jun-2024 9:05 PM EDT
Factors Vary for Mode of Death After Cardiac Arrest
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

A study from The Ohio State University finds important differences among patients who survive a cardiac arrest to receive hospital care before their death.

Newswise: A Call for Renaming Clinical Research Partnerships
Released: 17-Jun-2024 1:00 PM EDT
A Call for Renaming Clinical Research Partnerships
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

In a recently published opinion piece in BMJ Open, “Rhetoric of Research: A Call for Renaming the Clinical Research Partnership,” authors from Penn Nursing and Georgetown University School of Nursing, present a compelling argument for rethinking the language used to describe participants in clinical research.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:00 PM EDT
Avoidable Deaths During Covid-19 Associated with Chronic Hospital Nurse Understaffing
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

A new study published in International Journal of Nursing Studies showed that individuals with Covid-19 were more likely to die in hospitals that were chronically understaffed before the pandemic. This study is one of the first to document the continuing public health dangers of permitting so many U.S. hospitals to ration nursing care by understaffing nursing services.

Released: 12-Jun-2024 4:00 PM EDT
AANA Issues Policy Considerations for the Management of Waste Anesthetic Gases
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently issued its policy considerations addressing the safe and effective disposal of waste anesthetic gases (WAG).

Newswise: Replacing Registered Nurses in High Stakes Hospital Care 
is Dangerous to Patients
Released: 10-Jun-2024 3:30 PM EDT
Replacing Registered Nurses in High Stakes Hospital Care is Dangerous to Patients
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

A new study published in Medical Care today showed that substituting registered nurses (RN) with lower-wage staff (e.g. licensed practical nurses, unlicensed assistive personnel) in hospital care is linked with more deaths, readmissions, longer hospital stays, poorer patient satisfaction, and higher costs of care.

Released: 4-Jun-2024 5:05 PM EDT
Massachusetts Patients now Have Increased Access to Anesthesia Care
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Massachusetts patients now have increased access to safe, affordable anesthesia care. The state is the latest to opt out from federal regulations that require physician supervision of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists.

Released: 3-Jun-2024 10:00 AM EDT
Washington DC Patients Now Have Increased Access to Affordable, Quality Anesthesia Care
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Patients at Washington, D.C. healthcare facilities now have increased access to safe, affordable care with the signing of House Bill 25-0545 by Mayor Muriel Bowser. The law, also known as the Health Occupations Revision General Amendment Act of 2024 (HORA) removes collaboration requirements for all advanced practice registered nurses, including Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and grants CRNAs the authority to work independently in the delivery of anesthesia.

Newswise: Simulation Sessions Help ICU Clinicians Prepare for High-Risk, Infrequent Emergency Procedures
29-May-2024 12:05 PM EDT
Simulation Sessions Help ICU Clinicians Prepare for High-Risk, Infrequent Emergency Procedures
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

The cardiovascular ICU at the University of Mississippi Medical Center developed a simulation training program to improve clinicians’ ability to recognize clinical signs that would prompt an emergency ICU sternotomy for a postoperative cardiac surgery patient and rehearse the high-risk but infrequent procedure.

Released: 28-May-2024 4:00 PM EDT
AANA Issues Updated Practice Considerations for Ketamine Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders and Chronic Pain Management
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently updated its practice considerations addressing ketamine therapy to cite the most current studies, as AANA continues to support a patient-centered, interdisciplinary approach to providing care and treatment to persons with psychiatric disorders or chronic pain.

Released: 14-May-2024 2:30 PM EDT
ICAN Act Increases Patient Access to High-Quality Healthcare Throughout the United States
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

During a congressional briefing today, leaders from American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), along with associations representing other advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), outlined how current Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) billing and care restrictions are out of line with many state laws and briefed on a current legislative solution to address these outdated barriers.

Released: 6-May-2024 10:05 AM EDT
AANA Celebrates National Nurses Week, Honoring the Vital Contributions of CRNAs
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) proudly joins the nation in celebrating the dedication, compassion, and expertise of all nurses during National Nurses Week, May 6- 12, 2024. During this week, AANA recognizes the invaluable contributions of all nurses, particularly highlighting the essential role played by Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs), also known as nurse anesthesiologists or nurse anesthetists, in delivering quality patient care.

Newswise: Mobility May Have Dose-Response Relationship with ICU Patient Outcomes
22-Apr-2024 1:05 PM EDT
Mobility May Have Dose-Response Relationship with ICU Patient Outcomes
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)

UC Davis study of data from 8500+ ICU patients finds more out-of-bed mobility interventions for critically ill patients were associated with shorter mechanical ventilation duration and hospital stays, suggesting a dose-response relationship between daily mobility and patient outcomes.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
AANA President Appointed to VA’s National Research Advisory Council
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

Dru Riddle, PhD, DNP, CRNA, FAAN, president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), has been appointed to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ (VA) National Research Advisory Council by the Secretary of the VA, Denis McDonough.

Released: 30-Apr-2024 9:00 AM EDT
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Announces 2024 Fellows Candidates
American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) recently announced that it has selected 49 distinguished leaders in the profession of nurse anesthesiology as candidates to be inducted into its 2024 Class of Fellows.



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