American Association of nurse anesthesiology urges VA to allow nurses to provide care to more veterans with less supervision

Nurses trained to administer anesthesia to Veterans Affairs patients require supervision from a physician. That's the rule, but their counterparts in the Military Health System or the Indian Health Service, not so for them, and that's prompted the American Association of nurse anesthesiology to urge VA to get on with standards, to let its nurses provide care to more veterans with less supervision. For more Federal News Network's Jory Heckman spoke with the association president. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices