Get Involved! Join a VANA Committee Today!
We need VANA members to make their voices heard in our committees! Looking for a way to get more involved with VANA and advance our profession? Join a committee to help make VANA even better! Look through the committees below and see which one sparks your interest. Contact the committee [...]
VANA By the Numbers
Here’s a quick look by the numbers at some of the action VANA members have been up to this year: VANA is social! Throughout 2023, VANA social media content has been seen more than 135,000 times with more than 12,600 engagements taking place. What’s an engagement? People sharing, liking, commenting or clicking [...]
Recent Graduate Spotlight: Rahbekah Tran
Rahbekah Tran graduated from Old Dominion in May of 2023 and recently started work at Southampton Memorial with Southampton Anesthesiology Associates, after spending her summer working at Virginia Eye Consultants with Goodwin and Snyder. As a recent graduate from Old Dominion, much of my summer has been spent reflecting on [...]
Where in the World Are VANA CRNAs: Olivia Baker
This month, VANA spoke with Oliva Baker, a CRNA at HCA Chippenham in Richmond about her time serving and practicing abroad. Olivia graduated in May 2022 from Georgetown. This past April I had the opportunity to travel to Belize on a pediatrics plastics trip for a week. Primarily, we worked [...]
Legislative Spotlight: State Senator Mark Peake
The VANA Communications Committee was excited to hear from State Senator Mark Peake. Virginia legislators are critical for accomplishing VANA’s legislative goals and it’s important that we engage in ongoing conversations, community events, and meetings to share our stories. VANA members interested in more information can reach out to the [...]
Carl Cline: Hospital Administrator
This summer, VANA spoke to Carl Cline, Hospital Administrator for Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital. Learn more about his journey to leadership: Can you tell us a bit about yourself, your role, and your history with Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital? I’m a nurse by background. I received my associate’s degree [...]
Spring Boards Questions
A patient with diabetic nephropathy is undergoing a radiologic procedure with radiocontrast dye under general anesthesia. What actions by the anesthesia provider will limit the renal effects of the dye? Administration of ketorolac (Toradol) Pre-hydration with IV fluids Pretreatment with N-acetylcysteine Use of hypotensive technique During the luteal phase of [...]
VANA By The Numbers
Here’s a quick look by the numbers at some of the action VANA members have been up to this year: Throughout the General Assembly session in 2023, 318 VANA members sent nearly 900 letters to their Delegates and Senators to stop AA legislation and promote VANA’s bill to end supervision. [...]
VANA Legislative Summary
The 2023 Virginia General Assembly began in the middle of January and finished on February 25, 2023. In that short 45-day time period, hundreds of bills were heard. And while VANA monitored all of the bills for impacts on Virginia’s CRNAs, the following outlines those bills we considered of priority [...]