Protect, Advocate, Serve, Support
Some people are called and never hear it. But not Bill Ragon, a CRNA who lives and works in Jackson, TN. Bill believes beyond a shadow of a doubt that his devotion to caring for people in the most austere conditions around the world is the result of him being called to alter the course of …
Aubrey Moncrief, a CRNA who lives and works in Maryville, says that being a CRNA is in his blood. “Always has been,” he adds. But his path to his chosen profession was anything but a straight line, taking him halfway around the world to Vietnam where he served as a battlefield medic at age 20 and …
From High School to Vietnam to Maryville, TN: 50+ Years a Caregiver Read More »
The COVID-19 pandemic has created obstacles for all professions, but none have faced challenges greater than healthcare workers. Frontline providers such as CRNAs have had to cope with waves of critically ill patients, extra-long hours, working in full PPE, packed ICUs, worrying about catching the deadly disease and bringing it home to loved ones, and then …
CRNAs are widely known as leaders in the operating room, but Jerrod Weems of Morristown, Tennessee, has plans to use the leadership skills he has developed as a CRNA to get elected to and serve on the Hamblen County Board of Education. “As CRNAs, it is our job to devise individual care plans, listen to our …
Applying CRNA Leadership Skills to Public Office Read More »
Babies have a way of entering the world with a bang. Such was the case with Kimecia Taylor’s first-born, Ava, who was safely delivered eight years ago by emergency c-section after putting her mom through an exhausting day and a half of labor. As children do, Ava changed Kim and her husband Adrian’s world forever. But …
How a Caring CRNA Changed the Course of One RN’s Life Read More »
It’s been over two years since Molly Wright, DNP, CRNA, of Jackson, Tennessee, has been able to serve on a medical mission trip due to the COVID-19 pandemic. To say she’s anxious for the opportunity to return to Guatemala, Haiti, or the Dominican Republic and care for those less fortunate is perhaps the understatement of …
Embracing the Joys and Challenges of Medical Mission Trips Read More »
“Last April, I drove up to New Jersey with two of my colleagues to care for COVID-19 patients at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston. When I arrived for the first day of work, I can tell you that there was no way to imagine how truly bad it was. People were dying in droves. …
When Codie Moszczynski, SRNA, front-line hero, contacted TANA to share her story, she was completing her third experience as a traveling ICU nurse on the front lines of the pandemic. At the time, January 4, 2021, Codie was in San Antonio, TX, following stints in Brooklyn, NY, and El Paso, TX, two of the nation’s …
It’s not easy to find any silver linings in the heavy, dark cloud that is the COVID-19 pandemic, but they are there to be found if you look hard enough. One example is the message repeated by many student registered nurse anesthetists that this world healthcare crisis has provided a trial-by-fire training ground for the …
“In May, I traveled with four CRNA colleagues from Memphis to spend a month working at Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ, which was 20 minutes from Central Park. Barnabas contained only COVID patients, and the staff was exhausted. I decided to go because I wanted to show what CRNAs can do. We can wear …