this easy to follow, CCI accepted, Distance Learning online program with only 98 hours of coursework has met AORN Standards for RN First Assistant programs since 1997 and was custom made for perioperative nurses and NPs on-the-go. Program completion is officially recognized in all 50 states.

AD, Diploma, BSN, MSN, NP, CNS, CNM and CRNA nurses meeting all the prerequisites qualify for the program. Perioperative nurses and nurse practitioners in the expanded role of RN First Assistant need lots and lots of hands-on skills training in this most vital role. Read on.

students have the choice to attend a 6 Day SutureStar™ Workshop with up to 30 times more suturing than other programs (6 Day Workshop will be required for NPs without OR experience beginning Aug. 1, 2010), simulated lab training or an abbreviated, 3 Day SutureStarXpress™ Workshop featuring up to 15 times more suturing. Depending on your previous experience, both workshops will quickly take you to expert levels in basic to advanced RNFA techniques (see New England Journal of Medicine Survey promoting NIFA's style of simulated hands-on training). NIFA Guarantee: You will completely master the advanced techniques utilized by the nations top RNFAs and surgeons or we will retrain you free of charge. Because of this proven curriculum, NIFA Workshop graduates' new-found skills come second nature and our students are only required to log approximately 60 cases (120 hours) during their RNFA internship (some lecture dominant programs require 180 to 200 hours with minimal skills outcomes).

when you enroll within 15 days of contacting NIFA you can take $625 off the entire program with a 6 Day Workshop or $425 off the program with a 3 Day Workshop on the Early Bird Special. (Financial Tip: Every year, the AORN Salary Survey shows that RNFAs make more. You can recoup your entire education tuition in your first year as a formal RNFA!)

Lastly, because the RNFA Summits are coming to the Rockies! CLICK HERE