Perspectives of Retired Air Force Nurse Anesthesia Leaders
Abstract
Current military and civilian CRNA history papers do not have a United States Air Force focus. This study expanded the current history of roles, relationships, and techniques of the CRNA professionals. The purpose of this qualitative study was to historically describe the roles, professional relationships, and techniques among nurse anesthetists in the Air Force since 1951. CRNAs who served on active duty in the Unites States Air Force were included in the sample. These interviews gathered information regarding the history of the Air Force. Descriptive information from these interviews described the changing roles, techniques, and relationships of the target population. The structured interview technique, with focused questions and probes, was utilized as the instrument for data collection. Reliability and validity concerns were addressed by using the accepted qualitative standards of confirmability, transferability, consistency, and truth-value. The data were analyzed by chronology and topic in Order to describe the progression of roles, relationships, and techniques. The eleven telephone interviews were completed from CRNAs who served on active duty in the Air Force. Taped recordings were made of these interviews and transcribed. Both researchers looked for common themes, progression of roles, relationships, and techniques in all interviews. The results demonstrated that commonality of experience was in evidence from those CRNAs interviewed. These commonalities included autonomy of practice, lack of understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the CRNA from other health care professionals, and advances in technologies in patient monitoring and anesthetic delivery over time.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 11, 2005
- Accession Number
- ADA429476
Entities
People
- David L. Perkins
- Robert E. Bland
Organizations
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences