What OR Nurses Need to Know About RNFA Training

ADNs and Diploma Nurses are in a unique dilemma. You have to do the following before you can finally sit for the CRNFA exam (Certified RN First Assistant):

Take an AORN accepted RNFA program, and...
Earn a CNOR, and...
Go back to the university and get a Bachelor’s Degree, and...
Get 2,000 hours of documented first assisting experience, and...
Then sit for the CRNFA exam.

That is a lot! You have to decide for yourself if it is too much. If you decide to go to one of the AORN accepted RNFA programs without doing all of the above, you won’t be able to get certified anywhere! None of the alternate, nationally recognized certifying agencies accept these RNFA programs for eligibility.

Solution: Enroll in the ACE Surgical Assistant Program (CNOR and Bachelor’s Degree are welcome but not required). The program is approved by the ABSA (the American Board of Surgical Assistants).

The credential earned from the ABSA offers the SA-C credential (Surgical Assistant – Certified) which is nationally recognized.

Examples of titles: You could wear the titles RNFA and/or RN,SA-C. (We haven't included all possible titles our graduates may have earned previous to earning their assisting title such as CNOR, BSN, NP, etc).

Your Checklist For Proper First Surgical Assistant Training

Web-based online training.
Personal attention from staff and faculty.
At least 6 days of extensive hands-on training.
Instructors and program developers with extensive assisting experience and free-lance success.
Can retake the hands-on first assist training as many times as you want, at no extra charge.
Higher-learning, customizable clinical internship with your own surgeons, at your own hospital.

What makes ACE Surgical Assisting different?

Here's classic proper first assistant training at-a-glance:

6-Day Surgical SkillLab,The Expert Way

154 Skills from incision to closure.
Four detailed surgery simulations so you can develop advanced assisting behaviors and surgical skills.
Numerous hands-on applications.
One-on-one coaching by Dan Bump - an assisting pioneer with 30+ years of operating room experience (or someone he hand-selected and trained).
Lifetime Access for Skills Mastery.
We may be able to bring the Lab to your hospital. Call for details.

9 Month SurgiNet Distance-Learning

No night or weekend classes.
Easy web-based online learning.
Learn around your busy schedule.

100 cases SurgiEdge Clinical Internship

Prepared by the 6-day SkillLab, your clinicals make you cutting-edge good.
Presented at YOUR hospital.
Supervised by YOUR surgeons for a tailor-made learning experience.

Choose the Right First Assist Training Program for You

You are in the process of shopping for a surgical assistant school that will provide you with formal first surgical assistant training that is convenient for you, affordable, and that will prepare you for the greatest opportunity for success. Learn what to look for in a program AND what to look out for in our consumer awareness guide.

Sign Up Today for ACE Surgical Assistant Program

Get the hand-on skills practice you need to become an expert first surgical assistant. Register now by completing the form on this page to download the registration packet. Or click ACE First Surgical Assistant School Catalog to get more information about the Surgical Assistant Certification program from ACE Surgical Assisting.

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