 The program is offered in a full time format over 28 months and classes now begin each August and January. The curriculum consists of 52 didactic credits and 60 equivalent credits of clinical practice (students do not pay tuition for the clinical credits). The curriculum design integrates the classroom and clinical courses and consists of 22 core credits and 30 anesthesia specialty credits. Clinical practice begins as two days/week in the first term and increases in both intensity and frequency throughout the course of study. Clinical in the last term is 5 days/week and is interspersed with clinical conferences and preparation sessions for the Certification Examination. All anesthesia classes are during daylight hours and student are not scheduled for clinical experiences on anesthesia class days. Core courses may be scheduled during evening hours and students' clinical schedules are adjusted accordingly.
Part-time study is also available for completion of the non-anesthesia
courses prior to entering the full-time curriculum. This allows
the student to lessen the academic requirements of the full time
program by increasing the program length.
| Core Courses (20 credits) |
Anesthesia Courses (32 credits) |
NUR 2004 - Pathophysiology
PHARM 2002 - Advanced Pharmacology
NUR 2031 - Diagnostic Physical Exam Across the Lifespan
NUR 2010 - Health Promotion & Disease Prevention in Culturally Diverse Populations
NUR 2011 - Applied Statistics for EBP
Research I
NUR 2000 -Research for Evidence Based Practice 1
NUR 2007 -Research for Evidence Based Practice 2
NUR 2008 - Ethics for Advanced Practice Nursing
Ethics and Health Care Finance
( 0 credit)
on-line self-study modules
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NURSAN 2700 - Basic Principles of Anesthesia
NURSAN 2701 - Chemistry and Physics
NURSAN 2720- Applied Physiology and Pharmacology
NURSAN 2731 - Applied Pharmacology
NURSAN 2730 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia 1
NURSAN 2740 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia 2
NURSAN 2750 - Advanced Principles of Anesthesia 3
NURSAN 2751- Team Training in Patient Safety
CRNA Role Seminar
Adult Physical Diagnosis Clinical
(Anesthesia Focus)
Research Practicum
(Anesthesia Focus) |
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Clinical Practicums
(60 credit equivalents) |
- A Skills Lab is available in the School of Nursing for workshops for specific procedures such as intubation, IV and arterial catheter insertion, and regional anesthesia. The Nurse Anesthesia Program has a human simulator center designed as a Mock OR for the exclusive use of the students in the School of Nursing. In addition we use the WISER Simulation Center for various courses and activities. Simulation is used to teach basic and advanced anesthesia skills, problem based management, Anesthesia Crisis Resource Management (ACRM), and team training.
- The School of Nursing has a dedicated
Computer Lab. Use is restricted to those enrolled in the School
of Nursing.
- Minors are available in Education,
Administration,
Informatics,Research
and Genetics .
All of the minors are 12 credits.
- Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) completion option (post masters) was approved by the AANA COA in August 2007 and admssion information will be availabe soon.
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