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certified nurse anesthetists (CRNAs)

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Docs sue after nurses approved to administer anesthesia

Doctor groups in Colorado are up in arms this week after Gov. Bill Ritter's decision to opt out of a federal Medicare rule by allowing qualified nurses at rural hospitals throughout the state to

Newly hired nurse anesthetists offered more money than primary-care docs

Some primary-care doctors apparently are beginning to feel like "second-class citizens" compared to certified nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), who in 2009 were offered average salaries of $189,000 by