Ep 244: Military CRNAs – Lessons Learned & Lives Well Lived

The military isn’t a career path for everyone but those that choose that life get an experience and training that can’t be found anywhere else. Today we spend some time with one of those wonderful people to learn more about life in the military as a CRNA and the lessons that were learned along the way. Janet Setnor, MSN, CRNA is a retired Colonel with the US Air Force Reserve Nurse Corps and someone we talked to last year about how she helped bring full practice authority to that branch of the military. Today she joins us to tell us more about her time in the military, how it helped prepare her for civilian life, and what she thinks will happen with the VA issue still being debated.   Here are some of the things you’ll learn on this show: What made her decide to serve? 6:45 The advantages and disadvantages to being in the military. 9:00 Why she made the switch from flight nurse to CRNA. 13:57 Jan’s insight on the VA issue and what she’s seen. 18:31 What are the differences in CRNA training in the military vs civilian world. 27:43 Jan details what it was like going to war. 30:00 Is there a threat to independent practice for the military? 40:40   Visit us online: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com  Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf