Week 1: History of Nurse Anesthesia Education – Flashcards
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Who is Alice Magaw
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She is the "mother of anesthesia" for mastery in open drop either She worked at St. Mary's hospital in Rochester, MN for Dr. Charles May
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Who were Dr. Goerge Crile and Agatha Hodgins?
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They were a tandem surgeon/anesthetist who provided services in France during WWI. They helped plan the hospital sand taught MDs and nurses in England and France how to administer anesthesia.
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What is Agatha Hodins' significance in anesthesia
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She established the Lakeside hospital school of anesthesia in Cleveland, OH. She taught anesthesia to nurses, dentists, and MDs since 1911 She also founded NANA
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Who was Alice M. Hunt?
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She recieved appointment as anesthesia instructor at the Yale school of medicine where she taught until 1948. She established the first anesthesia textbook
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What were the significance of the California board of medical examiners?
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They contested that a nurse giving anesthesia constituted a violation of the medical practice act
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Who was the first president of the CA Association of nurse anesthetists
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Sophie Gran Winton
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What did Agatha Hodgins found?
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She founded the National association of nurse anesthetists (NANA)
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What was the significance of the anesthetic section of LA county medical association?
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They voted to test the legality of nurse anesthesia by issuing an inunction against nurse anesthetists.
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What was the significance of the national association of nurse anesthetists education committee?
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Its committees were established, they recommended a curriculum outline for nurse anesthesia schools.
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What was the significance of Chalmers-Francis v Nelson
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The LA superior court ruled NA practice was not a practice of medicine but was being performed under nursing practice.
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What was the CA supreme court ruling in Chalmers v. Nelson?
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CA supreme court ruled in favor of plaintiff Dagmar Nelson. The decision stated that NAs under supervision of the surgeon were practicing under nursing. Did not violate state laws
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Who was Helen Lamb?
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She succeeded Hodgins as chair of the education committee. She shepherded the effort to set accreditation standards for NA schools through the implementation in 1952 and beyond to promote AANA's efforts to improve the education for NAs In 1939, she presented a plan to the NANA Board of trustees for visiting schools of NAs
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What was the significance of the CA Business and professional code
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This contained the original language of the nurse practice act.
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Who was Gertrude Fife?
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She published a brochure to describe the AANA's objectives, education, prgoram, and membership requirements
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She became AANA's first donor when she gave a $100 bond to be used as the "nucleus of a fund, which, at some future date, will be used to further the educational program of the association."
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Agatha Hodgins
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Who was Everard Hicks?
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One of the first male members of the AANA
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The first schools of anesthesiology assembly was held in 1946, it was an offshoot of the institute of instructors of anesthesiology and late be called the ________
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Assembly of school faculty
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When was the AANA executive director established?
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Established in 1948
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What ended the "captain of the ship?"
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When professional liability insurance was offered to NAs
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What was the significant action done by the AANA in 1952?
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They implemented its accreditation process for nurse anesthesia schools. This also created the position of educational director.
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What was the first war were professional nurses were drafted for military service and CRNAs became POWs?
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Vietnam War
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What was the CA Atty General opinion in 1972?
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To limit CRNA practice to general anesthesia only.
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What did the CA nurse practice act of the business and professional code do in 1973?
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They delineated the practice of CRNAs
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What was the significant measure that AANA members approved in 1978?
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They approved mandatory continuing education for CRNAs
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In 1979, the assembly of school faculty voted to support the concept of a _________ level of education for the professional nurse
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baccalaureate
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What was the CA Atty General opinion in 1984?
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Reversed the 1972 decision. OK for CRNAs to administer regional anesthesia
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What was the Self-Evaluation examination (SEE)?
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SEE was offered for 1st time in 1991 to help students prepare for certification exam
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What did the council of certification of nurse anesthetists administer in 1996?
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They administered the first CAT testing for certification.
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In 1998, the council on accreditation of nurse anesthesia educational program's deadline all programs to be at the ___________ level
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Graduate level
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What was the significance of Bill Clinton with CRNA practice in 2001?
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He signed the legislation to give the states option to "opt out"
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What was the significance of DHS in 2002?
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They issued a statement to California Society of Anesthesiologists (CSA) that CA business and professions code "required MD oversight of NAs" and changes to this supervision requirement would require changes in B&P code. This is a false statement that was reversed by DHS because DHS has no jurisdiction in our scope of practice
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What were the results of the "surgical mortality and type of anesthesia provider?"
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There is no link in surgical death rate in the type of provider
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What did the CSA file in 2005?
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They filed a lawsuit in Sacramento superior court against the CA board of registered nursing
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The _____ proposed that all advanced practice nursing programs offer doctorate of nursing practice by 2015
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AACN
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What was the outbreak in Nevada due to unsafe needle practice?
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Hepatitis C outbreak
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What was the CA judge ruling in 2011?
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They upheld the "opt out" ruling from federal anesthesia rule
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T/F The colorado supreme court upheld the legality of 2010 opt-out
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True
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T/F CRNA and APRN have full practice authority in veterans health administration
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True
