Journal article
Supporting the Foundation of Nurse Anesthesia Education: A Report of the Faculty Stabilization Taskforce
AANA journal, Vol.90(3), pp.3-9
06/2022
PMID: 38809209
Abstract
Without highly qualified educators and educational program administrators, the ability to provide anesthesia and pain management services throughout the healthcare system will be threatened by the inadequate supply of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The average turnover rate between the years 2016-2020, for CRNA program administrators, was 15% with some programs changing leadership as often as every two to four years. In response, the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) created the Faculty Stabilization Taskforce (FSTF) to review reasons for the high turnover rate and to develop methods and tools to support program faculty and administrators in their role of educating the future CRNA workforce. The FSTF provided two recommendations: 1) to create a robust faculty development program for all faculty at all levels of CRNA education, and 2) to create a repository of information needed to administrate, and educate students, in a high-quality CRNA program. This article summarizes the report made to the AANA Board of Directors (BOD) which was unanimously accepted and is already being implemented by AANA and COA staff. The full text of the report can be found on the AANA's website at www.aana.com/FSTF.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Supporting the Foundation of Nurse Anesthesia Education: A Report of the Faculty Stabilization Taskforce
- Creators
- Rebecca Lee - Barry UniversityLaura Bonanno - is an associate professor of Clinical Nursing at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing. Dr Bonanno is the program director for the Nurse Anesthesia program and serves as a course coordinator for nurse anesthesia courses and faculty advisor. She is currently serving as the COA vice presidentCormac O'Sullivan - University of IowaMichael Anderson - University of IowaMarjorie Everson - Johns Hopkins UniversityMeredith Wallace Kazer - Fairfield UniversityErica Moore - Chatham UniversityCrystal O'Guin - Georgetown UniversityJudy Thompson - is a past program director of one and founding director of another anesthesia program. She is the co-editor of both editions of the text A Resource for Nurse Anesthesia Educators. She is a Program Director of the Year 2014, current clinician, faculty, and consultantBrett Morgan - is the senior director of education and practice at the American Association of Nurse AnesthesiologyEwa Greenier - is the director of professional practice for the American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- AANA journal, Vol.90(3), pp.3-9
- PMID
- 38809209
- eISSN
- 2162-5239
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/2022
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984633260202771
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