Keiser (Wolford) CRNA 2019 Applicants

[CRNAdegSeeker]

I have applied to Keiser University CRNA program in Naples, FL for 2019.. anyone else planning to or already applied there for 2019? Anyone starting in January 2019? Please do not comment about the school being a "last resort" school as seen in past threads and posts. This thread is intended solely for current and future applicants applying in 2019. If you had interviewed at Keiser before, please provide some insights.

[ICU/EMTP, BSN, EMT-P]

14 hours ago, C.Parrish CCRN said:

I've been following this thread for quite some time and let me just say, thank you all so much for your thoughtful responses. It has really helped me with my decision to apply to Keiser.
For the students that are already in the program, I wanted to know what you think of your current clinical rotations? Do you feel like you are given quality time in the OR and have a diverse amount of experiences? Also, how is the quality of the simulation lab? Do you feel you are given an ample amount of time to practice your skills or is there extra time set aside for you to practice if you'd like?
These questions may have already been answered in which case I apologize for asking again. Thank you all so much again for all your help. This has been such a stressful process ?

The clinical experience has been great so far. Everyone has a little bit different time, but overall you get a good mix of cases and plenty of OR time. We had students doing hearts in their first rotation, along with Swans , A-Lines, etc.

[fisdrunner1]

if anyone is wanting the books we used this semester let me know. willing to sell all of them.

[FutureSNA12020]

Hello current Keiser SRNA students,

Is anyone on this forum currently enrolled in the program and willing to provide any information regarding the relocation process they experienced, where to find code effective housing, in what areas, how many weeks did they relocate before classes started. Any general information and pointers for the upcoming prospective 2020 students. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

best of luck to each of you current and future SRNA’s!

[FlyMurse, BSN, RN]

Does anyone know if the inaugural DNP program scheduled to start in August is in fact happening? A couple other programs were approved for the DNP but did not start yet so just wondering.

[ICUNurse:), BSN, MSN, RN]

The DNAP started since January. They got the approval in December 2019. I believe they posted New Requirement for it on their website. Good luck on your application.

[ICUNurse:), BSN, MSN, RN]

On 1/4/2020 at 3:55 PM, FutureSNA12020 said:

Hello current Keiser SRNA students,

Is anyone on this forum currently enrolled in the program and willing to provide any information regarding the relocation process they experienced, where to find code effective housing, in what areas, how many weeks did they relocate before classes started. Any general information and pointers for the upcoming prospective 2020 students. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

best of luck to each of you current and future SRNA’s!

Hi, I’m a current student, and once you get an interview. They will provide you with a package that has recommendations on many cost effective apartments within the school area. However you still need to do your own research to find out what will work best for you. And once you find a place the decision is yours to make as when you want to move. I ended up moving one week before class since I wanted to know the town. Some student in my class waited few weeks after classes started to find a place. But I personally wouldn’t recommend since moving sucks and you will be dealing with classes and studying while dealing with moving. Best of luck to you. ?

[NurseKar, BSN, RN]

I was accepted to august 2021 and was wondering if anyone has any insight on which clinical sites are better tampa vs naples

[CRNA_SWFL]

6 hours ago, NurseKar said:

I was accepted to august 2021 and was wondering if anyone has any insight on which clinical sites are better tampa vs naples

Naples. They are Keiser’s core sites and as such treat the SRNAs better in general as well as give them excellent training and learning opportunities. 

[CRNAdegSeeker]

Tampa is a level 1 trauma center. You will learn more however, like CRNA_SWFL mentioned, Naples is much more friendly and nicer to Keiser students. In addition, many other schools rotate through Tampa making it more challenging to participate in those good cases anyways because there is competition. I went to Keiser, graduated last May!  I would pick Naples all over again !

[samerline]

Depends on what you want. Better case selections or better treated as a student. In my opinion you just need a less stressful environment (Naples) because when you start your career I am sure you will get trained there. I started 1099 and so far im OK on my own without an anesthesiologist and no orientation (I came from Naples).