Raleigh School of Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Experience

srnaclassof2015 · Jan 8, 2014

scgamecock,

I can only speak for myself, but I personally have not had the same experience as the commenter above. I am currently in my second semester at RSNA and while, yes, there are times where I have been frustrated because of schedule changes, for the most part, I feel those changes have been made for the students’ benefit. I have spoken to students at other schools and they have experienced the same thing with their program. No school will ever be perfect. I did not have the same feelings about the evaluations either, granted, I may have taken it differently, as each person interprets things in their own way. I personally felt that our professors encouraged us to come talk to them directly about any issues or concerns we had versus giving the whole school a negative evaluation because of a specific experience.

My clinical rotation first semester was great. I had excellent CRNA preceptors who all made me feel welcome and seemed excited to teach. I was expecting to be “pimped” everyday and was not. The CRNAs will expect you to be prepared and if you’re not, yes, they will give you a hard time (as they should, it is someone’s life on the OR table). You will run into a few CRNAs who do not enjoy having students, but I personally have not had anyone be rude to me or make me feel like I was bothersome.

To speak about the pass rate, unfortunately, the pass rate was only 78% for 2012; however, the school offers a review course in the summer prior to your senior year where they bring in an outside group to help prepare you. From RSNA graduates who I have spoken with that passed the first time, they have told me that you will have to study and read on your own in addition to class time if you want to do well and prepare yourself for the boards.

My feelings thus far are that all of our professors genuinely care about how we do in both school and clinicals. They are available for us to call, email or speak with in person whenever needed. I will also say that our seniors have been a wonderful resource, as well. I have had several come by my room in the morning to check on how I was doing and offer help if I needed it. I have heard the same thing said from many of my friends at different clinical sites. Overall, I am very happy with my choice to come to Raleigh and really do feel supported by my class, my teachers and the seniors.

To the commenter above, I am sorry that your first rotation did not go well and I really hope that this semester you find a clinical site that gives you a good experience and makes you glad that you chose to come to Raleigh. That being said, please do not bash Raleigh in an online forum. It reflects poorly on the school, the CRNA preceptors who you speak of, yourself, your peers and the RSNA alumni. Please come talk to the rest of us to vent your frustrations and put your concerns in your evaluations to help better our program! J scgamecock, I wish you the best with your search for CRNA schools and hope to see you at RSNA in the future! Please feel free to message me with any other questions you have!

srnaclassof2015 · Jan 8, 2014

scgamecock, I received your questions about the fall but the website won't let me respond over pm until I have 15 posts. If you want, you can message me your email and I can send you a response!

scgamecock · Jan 8, 2014

Your PM worked!

rsna2015 · Jan 14, 2014

I am also in the 2015 graduating class and honestly do not know where the first person is coming from. Everyone in the program I have talked to has had clinical experiences they are pleased with except for a few days with specific CRNA's. I think that it is difficult when dealing with multiple clinical sites(which benefit us as students) and multiple professors(which benefit us as students) and sometimes things have to get moved around. I have friends in many other programs across the country and everyone says the same thing. CRNA school SUCKS. It is hard and time consuming, you are in the operating room which is not a good learning environment, and you have to just suck it up. I know people in top 10 schools, top 20 schools, and programs further down the list and that is the same across the board. The people I know who have graduated from Raleigh feel extremely confident in their skills and do not regret their decision. Please PM me if you have any other questions!

rsna2015M · Jan 27, 2014

Perspective is good. So here is mine.

I am sorry you felt this way about our program. Besides that which has been appropriately addressed in the posts following this original, I believe it is important to preface this original comment for future readers with the following:

This comment was made after our 1st semester (of 6) and after a single clinical rotation.

Secondly, I was sitting in the same room when the "threat" was made. As stated in other responses to this original comment, everyone is entitled to their own interpretation. My interpretation was the exact opposite of what is stated in the above comment. We did not get threatened about giving bad evaluations. We were asked to put aside personal issues some may have with individual teachers when rating the school as a whole... which I believe is a mature practice to adopt when evaluating anything.

Lastly, in terms of stats. Take them as they are, they are numbers. It is my opinion (granted we are only in our 2nd of 6 semesters and in our second clinical rotation) if you don't pass your boards after this program that is on you....same as nursing school. I went to a big name program for nursing. I paid a lot, they taught me how to pass the certifying exam... our pass rate was like 98 or something wild. That doesn't mean I knew how to be a nurse. It meant I could study and pass a test.

So far from what I have personally experienced and gathered from conversations held in and outside of the clinical setting by currently practicing CRNAs, RSNA students come out ready for the workforce and know their ****. I plan on being one of those...even if my teacher doesn't hold my hand and read my Master's level nursing books to me.

scgamecock · Jan 28, 2014

Hey thanks for the input rsna2015M. Do you recommend taking it easy before the start of the program, or should I be brushing up on my sciences? Also, any word on the financial aid situation for next fall? I hear RSNA might be eligible for loan money. Thanks for any info!

scgamecock · Jan 31, 2014

Well if anyone thinks of any tips/advice before I start in August, please feel free to let me know!

crnahopeful2015 · May 20, 2014

You have the right to say what you want that's true, but you don't have the right to criticize a school that you have never attended.

Screen name · May 22, 2014

I would still like to know how many cases are performed and to what extent.