United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2007-12-13 monographic deposited born digital 64 p. GA 1.13:GAO-08-56 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56 P0b002ee180389a76 f:d0856 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56 GAO-08-56 Anesthesiology Employee incentives Employee retention Employee training Employee turnover Health care personnel Medical education Nurses Personnel recruiting Policy evaluation Program evaluation Veterans hospitals Veterans' medical care Other Written Product A78868 Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA), registered nurses who have completed a master's degree program in nurse anesthesia, provide the majority of anesthesia care veterans receive in VA medical facilities. While the demand for CRNAs is anticipated to increase, many CRNAs employed by VA--VA CRNAs--are nearing retirement eligibility age. Concerns have been raised about the challenges VA may face in maintaining its VA CRNA workforce. GAO (1) identified VA CRNA workforce challenges that VA medical facilities may experience related to VA CRNAs, (2) identified the key mechanisms that VA medical facilities can use to recruit and retain VA CRNAs, and (3) determined the extent to which facilities use the key mechanisms. To identify VA CRNA workforce challenges, GAO analyzed Web-based surveys it sent to VA chief anesthesiologists, VA human resources officers, and VA CRNAs, with survey response rates of 92, 85, and 76 percent, respectively. GAO also identified the key mechanisms VA medical facilities can use to recruit and retain VA CRNAs and the extent that these mechanisms are used. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56.pdf GAO-08-56 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-08-56 Other Written Product GAO-08-56; VA Health Care: Many Medical Facilities Have Challenges in Recruiting and Retaining Nurse Anesthetists; Anesthesiology Employee incentives Employee retention Employee training Employee turnover Health care personnel Medical education Nurses Personnel recruiting Policy evaluation Program evaluation Veterans hospitals Veterans' medical care Public Law 107-135