Paying Attention wrote on August 09, 2009 07:48 PM: With regard to what "Interesting" wrote, I don't think anyone was trying to defend those CRNAs. The way I read the comments, the article was only speculating with regard to the reason(s) they did what they did, not providing justification for what they did. If the CRNAs were indeed being underpaid for their work, how could greed be a motivator? I would think greed would only have been a factor if the CRNAs were being paid more than what one would expect, not less. That doesn't even make any sense.

sphengolly wrote on August 08, 2009 06:37 PM: I am sure that all those people who contracted Hepititus or worse from thewrong doing going on at that clinic are glad the nurses were getting paid & not on the unemployment line. That Dr. & all of the staff who knew of waht was going on & did nothing about it should never work in the medical profession again & be in jail. With the shortage of nurses the nurses could have secured employment at some other facility or refused to follow the unsafe practice. I guess if I threaten to fire an employee they would be willing to kill for me to keep their job?? I think not but that is what was being done.

obamaman wrote on August 08, 2009 12:21 PM: Trying to connect the Kermit case to Desai is definitely a stretch. The cause of the Desai tragedy was not fear of retribution: Plenty of complaints about Dr. Death were made to the authorities. It was because a greedy, smelly little man was protected by other greedy, smelly little men just like him who just happened to also be on the medical board - just like him.. NO ONE involved in Las Vegas medicine during the last 25 years would dispute that.

Joan wrote on August 08, 2009 11:41 AM: Vegas is famous for retaliation go to http://www.youtube.com/jmb4free to find out about our District Attorney.

Interesting wrote on August 08, 2009 10:56 AM: You are trying to DEFEND the CRNAs in Desai's clinic? Check out the nurse anesthetists' association(AANA)website where they claim that "CRNAs are vigorous advocates for patient safety in the clinical setting," and their public service campaign claims that while physician anesthesiologists are just in it for the money, CRNAs just really want to help patients. I'm supposed to believe that these poor CRNAs worked for Desai for several years while he paid them LESS than what they could have earned at another job and they had NO CHOICE but to practice medicine in an unsafe manner because they were afraid of losing their jobs? Desai will never practice medicine again after this and all of these CRNAs should have the same fate. Losing your job vs exposing thousands of people to Hepatitis C? Is that really a difficult choice to make? These CRNAs are no better than Desai and there is NOTHING that explains their actions other then pure, selfish greed, just like that of their boss.

cc wrote on August 08, 2009 10:23 AM: you see, the problem is that the nurses who have consciences are just not going far enough. the only way you can truly get results is to fully protect yourself by ccing every agency that might possibly involved. at least then, someone will know what is right and what is not allowed by the law. furthermore, i understand that the a.m.a. is actually the drs. union. if this is true, then the nurses must realize that they will protect their own at any cost just so they have backup when "they" mess up someones life. it is just like with the politicians, they need moral support even if it is just as flawed as theirs. so by saying that you MUST cc out of your district and to the all proper authorities any conduct that you know to be bad, then you might just have a fighting chance and so will the patients. the more who know of the situation the less of a chance that noone will step up to correct it. by the way, thank you to all the nurses who are there for the patients and not just a job......