Beyond The Mask: Innovation & Opportunities For CRNAs

Ep 188: How Innovation is Changing Nursing

The nursing profession has always been the backbone of the healthcare system but it’s time to start thinking bigger. The talent and determination found in nurses can shape the future of healthcare and it begins through innovation and entrepreneurship. Rebecca Love, RN, BS, MSN, FIEL, is leading that charge by creating a program for nurses to pursue innovation and help lead the profession forward. Join us for a wonderful conversation that we believe will motivate and inspire.
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
5:00 – Welcome in Rebecca
8:31 – Entrepreneur at heart
11:06 – Nurses as innovators
14:46 – Launching the program
19:10 – The curriculum   
21:04 –  Society of Nurse Scientists Innovators Entrepreneurs &Leaders
22:23 – Giving her Ted Talk
26:36 – The talents of nurses
29:07 – Challenges she’s faced
38:39 – Empowerment
40:18 – Why you should be interested

Ep 187: Panel on Incivility and Bullying with the Nebraska State Association

Jeremy and Sharon took part in a panel discussion on incivility and bullying within the CRNA workplace and educational system. Speaking alongside members of the Nebraska Association of Nurse Anesthetists, they were able to dive into the core issues at the heart of this behavior from the perspective of both the student and the preceptor. Plus, they offered up solutions to help curb incivility and bullying.
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
3:40 – Meet the panel
8:40 – What we’re talking about today
9:45 – What is incivility and bullying?
11:52 – Effects of bullying on SRNAs
13:18 – Perspective from a new CRNA
15:43 – Challenges to changing this behavior
21:35 – Qualities of a good preceptor
24:21 – Improving communication in school
26:46 – Can you identify problem CRNAs?
31:47 – Stress on the preceptor
36:43 – What makes a great preceptor?
40:01 – 1st vs 2nd year students
43:01 – How do we change a bully’s thoughts?
45:50 – What actions can you take in the moment?
49:06 – Have you ever bullied anyone?
54:56 – Final thoughts on this topic

Ep 186: Empowered Women Empower Women

None of us get to where we are without the help and guidance of other people. We rely on mentorship from our peers to lift us up and empower us to accomplish great things. With the input from a few powerful women on this episode, we want to highlight women that have played a key role in helping advance the industry and discuss how we can elevate each other through empowerment.
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
2:22 – Highlighting powerful women
8:47 – If someone doesn’t appreciate your unique traits
11:04 – Tough conversations
13:43 – AANA bringing people together
17:12 – Iron sharpens iron
18:27 – Being willing to help out
22:23 – Mentoring
25:45 – Being there in good and bad times
27:59 – Advice
31:39 – Final thoughts
35:07 – Jeremy’s final thoughts

Ep 185: 9 Tax Saving Strategies for CRNAs with an S Corporation

With more and more CRNAs shifting to 1099, it’s time to start thinking about how to best position yourself from a tax standpoint as your finances change. Today, Jeremy Stanley, CFP® will share nine tax strategies that most S corporations can utilize each year to maximize their earnings and minimize what they owe.
 
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What we discuss in this episode: 
2:36 – Background on our topic
3:40 – Reasons for not being S corporation  
5:40 – Strategy #1: Taking money out as distributions
7:49 – Strategy #2: Deduct health insurance premiums.  
9:22 – Strategy #3: Employee your children
12:40 – Strategy #4: Reimbursement of home office expenses
13:36 – Strategy #5: Rent your home to your S corp
15:41 – Strategy #6: Reimburse you for depreciating expenses
17:13 – Strategy #7: Vehicle deductions
20:57 – Strategy #8: Reimbursement of travel expenses
23:49 – Strategy #9: Cell phone expenses  
26:23 – Final thoughts

Ep 184: CRNA Manpower – Trends from the Past Decade & a Look Into the Future (Part 2)

Today we’re continuing the conversation with Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA, on the history of CRNAs in the workforce. In part two, we’ll look at educational changes since 2010 along with the updated statistics on active professionals and students. We’ll also turn our attention to the future of anesthesia and discuss the trends that might be on the horizon.  
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
2:14 – No studies in last 13 years
3:19 – Doctoral programs
4:18 – Total number of CRNAs
7:39 – 2019 Merritt Hawkins whitepaper
15:32 – Why do CRNAs leave?
17:44 – 10 trends for the future
29:42 – Where does Nancy and Sandy see things going?
31:07 – Healthcare expenses out of control
35:28 – Wrapping up the conversation

Ep 183: CRNA Manpower – The History of Shortages and the Studies That Followed (Part 1)

Over the past five decades, quite a bit of attention has been paid to the challenges facing the CRNA workforce, especially when numbers dropped significantly in the 80s and 90s. The lack of manpower pushed Congress, the AANA, and other organizations to study the reasons behind the lack of graduates and determine what solutions might exist. Nancy Bruton-Maree, CRNA, and Sandy Ouellette, CRNA, join us today to take us back through the history of these shortages and the studies that followed in part one of this two-part series.
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
2:40 – Trends from 70s and 80s   
5:40 – The reductions at Wake Forest
9:02 – The major factors that led to this issue 
10:52 – Factors in the 80s
13:18 – Study on Program Closures
17:05 – CRNA manpower study in 1990 
19:20 – Obstacles to achieving the study’s recommendations
26:39 – Steps the AANA has taken
30:49 – Anesthesiology training in the 90s
37:04 – Supply and Demand study in 2003
40:13 – Economic impact on the profession
42:35 – 2006 study
46:59 – Key points from 2009 study
48:59 – Cromwell study

Ep 182: The Push for Full Practice Authority for VA CRNAs

More than 1,000 CRNAs work with the Veterans Health Administration and they can’t operate with full practice authority like their counterparts serving in every branch of the military. The Association of Veterans Affairs Nurse Anesthetists is working to change that despite significant pushback, and former president Diane Boettger, CRNA, joins the show to talk about her time on the board and the work the organization is doing to push CRNAs forward.
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
2:17 – Background on this topic
3:18 – Why this is important
4:25 – How AVANA is structured
8:59 – Establishing full practice authority
13:33 – Different standards while serving
16:20 – How veterans have been affected
20:15 – What changed during COVID
22:57 – Why the huge pushback
25:55 – What can CRNAs do to help?
29:41 – Opioid crisis
31:37 – How to help AVANA
31:57 – Closing message

Ep 181: The CRNA Coroner – Another Avenue to Serve

As more and more CRNAs are trying to find their place in the political setting, Jennifer Banek, CRNA found her own path to serving. In 2020, Banek was elected Coroner in Lake County, Illinois, and she’s currently holding that position alongside her job as a nurse anesthetist. She joins the show today to share her unique story and pull back the curtain on the campaign and election process for those aspiring to run for office in the future.
 
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Today's Key Topics: 
2:27 – Welcome in Jennifer
3:28 – What we’re talking about today
4:45 – Her path to politics
10:26 – Getting signatures
13:35 – The campaigning process  
20:25 – How many states did she fundraise from
22:04 – Election and challenges
24:00 – Husband deployed during the election
25:14 – What does Coroner’s Office do?
28:30 – How nurse anesthetist training benefits this position
30:51 – Balancing Coroner and CRNA roles
32:03 – How running for office changed her perspective
35:59 – Her future in politics
37:20 – Final thoughts