What is Required for CRNA School
The clinical component of a CRNA program provides supervised direct patient care experiences for students. They are able to evolve, apply a variety of anesthesia techniques and monitoring techniques, improve critical thinking skills, and apply evidence-based knowledge to clinical problems. All graduates are required to complete a minimum of 550 cases containing a wide variety and diversity of anesthesia experiences. The 2009 transcript data showed that the average graduate actually delivers more than 1,700 hours of hands-on clinical anesthesia care. This means they acquired over 850 individual cases. Students gain experience with patients of all ages who are in need of medical, surgical, dental, and obstetrical care.
While in the clinical portion of the CRNA program you will be keeping track of all the cases you do. This will include case type, anesthesia type, medications used, length of surgery, etc. School will have you fill out a summary of each case using TyphonGroup. This is an online service provided by TyphonGroup Healthcare Solutions. It is a very easy and efficient way to document all the cases you will need to be eligible for graduation.
NAST for Anesthesia Programs
NAST is designed primarily for nurse anesthesia programs, Typhon Group’s NAST Student Tracking System functions as a complete electronic student tracking system, including comprehensive collection and reporting of student case log data, NBCRNA transcript data downloads, a fully featured evaluation component for assessments, management of student rotation scheduling, student electronic portfolios, student biographic database, clinical site database, curriculum mapping, secure document management, and much more. (information from www.typhongroup.com)
Case Log Tracking
Students can quickly and easily enter procedure information on each patient, including demographics, anesthesia procedures, anesthesia types, times, medications and anatomical categories.
Clinical Site Database
Manage the details of each of your clinical sites, including address and contact information, site visit results and contract documents. Optionally enable a clinical site directory for students.
Missing Information Alerts
Students are alerted on their main menu when their case logs are missing vital required information. Faculty can also monitor the details of incomplete case logs.
Individual Reports
Students and faculty can instantly run a variety of pre-built reports, including individual case logs, cumulative totals, time logs, and conference logs. Administrators can download NBCRNA transcript data.
Curriculum Mapping
Map your school’s program and course objectives and optionally align them with standards that apply to your program’s accreditation requirements. Create student rosters and track their achievements.
Student Scheduling
Manage the calendar of events and rotations for students. With permission, students can directly enter their own schedule, or can request a schedule to be approved by faculty.
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