Online crna program in texas?

loveanesthesia · Nov 5, 2008

maybe im just the only one that dosent know of 'online' crna programs but here we go...
my mother spoke to a crna at a local hospital where i live and she told my mom the the first 4 weeks or so at the beginning of the semster she had to go to the campus to do some work, then she got to go back home and do work 'online' and got to to whatever work through the hospital (im guessing with fellow crna's). ive heard this before that 2 hospitals where i live work with this school in texas and the school in south dakota, and it seems like its the same deal that she continued this every semester until graduation.
someone clear this up, if anyone knows what the deal is or am i just clueless about this situation, and are other schools like this?

I'm not sure I follow your question, but I'll try to answer. If someone is attending a nurse anesthesia program, then they are not a CRNA. So the person your mother spoke about is either a nurse anesthesia student, or could be a CRNA completing a master's or doctoral degree. If you want to research anesthesia programs, all accredited programs are listed at aana.com. There are 5 or 6 in Texas listed. Some nurse anesthesia programs use a distance learning format during the clinical phase, but none are 'online'. You want to research any program you choose to attend before starting, it is a big committment and you want to know what you are getting into. Remember the goal is not to get into a program, but to graduate from a program.

alterego33 · Nov 7, 2008

. Remember the goal is not to get into a program, but to graduate from a program.

What is even more important, is to graduate from a program being fully educated in clinical anesthesia and academically prepared to be able to understand the pharmacology, physiology, patho, etc.

There are no shortcuts to becoming a CRNA or to administering anesthesia. We have an incredible responsibility, so the education and commitment to lifelong learning are paramount to the profession.

SBCHEV99 · Nov 9, 2008

...i was just confused by the situation she was talking about, i was just looking for an answer that would help me...i understand that the work cannot have short cuts

like i said i understood that she was doing work through the hospital even in her first year of school ( i meant that this is what she told my mother while she was working as a crna, she she was telling her what she did in the 'past' while she was training/in school)...there probably was a misunderstanding...no harm done...i was just curious

whatnext · Nov 10, 2008

I don't know about online programs, but I've just started researching the distance option at TCU, where you have to attend the first fall semester in Texas, then can go to a designated site to finish. Classes are via teleconference, and clinical is at certain hospitals. I don't know if they have any in South Dakota, though. I'm looking at Tulsa, OK since my husband might be taking a new job there (which sucks because I wanted to start school next Aug and was just finishing up applying at a school here--looks like I'll be waiting another year). Check out this thread https://allnurses.com/forums/f227/crna-school-ok-161565.html.