What’s in a name?
That’s the fundamental question surrounding a title change for John P. McDonough, CRNA, EdD, Dr(habil)NScA, APRN, a professor and the director of nurse anesthesia at the University of North Florida Brooks College of Health, in Jacksonville. Although many in the anesthesiology world may recognize the advanced practice registered nurse as a “nurse anesthetist,” the Florida Board of Nursing does not see it that way.
Indeed, the state board recently granted