title: Report of the National Commission on Nurse Anesthesia Education. Study of nurse anesthesia manpower needs.
abstract: Nurse anesthesia manpower needs over a 20-year period from 1990 through 2010 are examined using data from a study conducted by Health Economics Research, Inc., which was submitted to Congress in February 1990. Two scenarios were considered: one representing no change in the capacity of the educational system and the other an annual increase. Under either scenario, the U.S. faces a significant shortage of CRNAs, now and in the future. The study points to a $1.2 billion savings to society through the increased use of CRNAs in anesthesia care.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Rosenbach
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cromwell
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Pope
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Butrica
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Pitcher
mesh_terms: D002568:Certification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists / Q000193:education / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D014481:United States