CRNA Wins Prestigious Military Award
Virginia Certified Registered Nurse, Association President and Air Force Colonel Jan Setnor received the Brigadier General Beverly Lindsey Excellence Award. VANA President, Jan Setnor, has just been named the United States Air Force Reserve Command, Nursing Leadership ExcellenceAward winner for 2015. Each year, this award is presented to one individual. [...]
CRNA – PAC
Why PAC, Why Now? Click here to donate to CRNA's PAC online. I am reading a book, "From Silence to Voice – What Nurses Know and Must Communicate to the Public" by Bernice Buresh and Suzanne Gordon. The authors are two journalists that have written about what they learned about [...]
CRNAs Rock at the Rock n’ Roll Half Marathon!
The VANA CRNAs Rock! The VANA CRNAs Rock! is celebrating its 10th anniversary of running the Rock N Roll ½ Marathon in VA Beach!! This year the race will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2015. We are currently building our team of volunteers and runners for the 2015 race! Call for Runners- [...]
The Latest In Government Affairs
VANA Government Relations Committee Co-Chair Tom Watters, CRNA Email: [email protected] ABOUT THE GRC The Government Relations Committee (GRC), working with the VANA Lobbyist, shall address matters pertaining to legislation and regulations and make recommendations to the Board of Directors. As well as carrying out the activities of the Association as [...]
Nurse Anesthesia in Virginia
A Brief History of Nurse Anesthesia in Virginia The art and profession of Nurse Anesthesia can be traced back to 1877, when Sister Mary Bernard administered anesthesia at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Erie, Pennsylvania. She is the first identifiable Nurse Anesthetist; documents that are available tend to lead one to [...]
Continuing Education For CRNAs
Soon this will take you to a great resource for education throughout the commonwealth, online and beyond. Pl check back soon as this page is populated. For now, please look at the Calendar for upcoming events.
Message From Our President
Calling all VANA members… Be present! The Virginia Association of Nurse Anesthetists is just that, an Association. Synonyms for association include; alliance, partnership and cooperative. All of these entities describe a group of individuals who come together to achieve shared goals. Specifically VANA is our professional association, and unlike a [...]