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Unfortunately, we remain constrained by systemic barriers in every province that prioitizes hierarchical medical professional protectionism over health outcomes and increasing access. We need to stop confusing professional protectionism with unfounded concerns regarding patient safety.

Absolutely!!

It sounds like you also gained the experience to be an excellent advanced practice nurse!

Absolutely agree. The Canadian healthcare system is in dire need of change and improvement.

Yes - advanced practice nurses such as nurse anesthetists and nurse practitioners decide medication administration as they can function as independent practitioners and can delegate care. NPs do the same in Canada.

I want to reiterate why I am advocating for this is because a family member of mine (a paediatric patient) did not receive the care he needed due a lack of anesthesiologists. Again, that is unacceptable and a low standard of care.

I think “irresponsible “ is a dangerous misnomer. What the media is doing is presenting an alternative solution to something that has been broken for a long time. As a point, Nurse practitioners were also a solution brought to Canada from the US in the 1960s to help primary care access.

Regarding “lowering standards” - nurse anesthetists work in some of the best hospitals in the world providing high quality and safe anesthesia care. The alternative in Canada? Cancelled surgeries, long waits, and closed OB services. To me that’s unacceptable for my family in Canada.

Before receiving advanced graduate education in anesthesia (3 yr program), CRNAs spend over 2 years working as an RN in an ICU. Before I became a nurse anesthetist, I was an RN for over 10 years in emergency and ICU settings. Can we and do we run codes? Absolutely we do. We also save patient lives

Hi there! I feel this is an opportune moment to provide some education . We are advanced practice nurses who have been specializing in anesthesia for over 150 years (even before physicians).