Notice:

The Nurse Anesthesia Program has transitioned to a BSN to DNP Entry-level Nurse Anesthesia Program. We no longer admit students to the Master of Nursing, Nurse Anesthesia Program.

Curriculum

The Nurse Anesthesia Program was approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) to transition the current Masters level nurse anesthesia program to a BSN to DNP Entry-level Nurse Anesthesia Program.

BSN to DNP (Entry Level) - Nurse Anesthesia

Summer I (9 Credit Hours)
NURS 7103 Organization and Systems Leadership (3)
NURS 7105 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 6324 Introduction to Epidemiology (3)

Fall I (19 Credit Hours)
NURS 7101 Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Nursing Science (2)
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Measurement (4)
HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3)
NURS 7203 Research I: Design & Methodology (3)
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4)
NURS 7109 Health Outcomes: Information Systems, Measurement, Analysis, & Mgmt (3)

Spring I (17 Credit Hours)
NURS 7410 Principles of Anesthesia (3)
NURS 7407 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia (5)
NURS 7401 Advanced Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia I (4)
NURS 7420 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I (4)
BIOS 6102 Biostatistical Methods II (4)

Summer II (16 Credit Hours)
NURS 7411 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia (3)
NURS 7421 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II (10)
NURS 7408 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia II (3)

Fall II (18 Credit Hours)
NURS 7422 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III (11)
NURS 7481 Evidence-Based Practice (4)
NURS 7402 Advanced Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia II (3)

Spring II (18 Credit Hours)
NURS 7423 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV (11)
NURS 7110 Scholarly Inquiry I: Proposal Development (3)
NURS 7403 Advanced Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia III (3)

Summer III (17 Credit Hours)
NURS 7424 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V (12)
NURS 7120 Scholarly Inquiry II: Proposal Implementation (3)
NURS 7111 Population Based Outcomes (2)

Fall III (15 Credit Hours)
NURS 7425 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VI (12)
NURS 7306 Health Policy and Politics (3)

Spring III (15 Credit Hours)
NURS 7426 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VII (12)
NURS 7130 Scholarly Inquiry III: Proposal Dissemination (3)

*Graduates of this accredited program have met the academic requirements to complete the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetist Certification Examination for Nurse Anesthetists.

Full-Time Curriculum Plan for Master of Nursing
Nurse Anesthesia*
(116 Total Credits - 32 Months of Continuous Study)

*Note: We are no longer admitting students for this curriculum.

Fall I (17 Credit Hours)
BIOS 6100 Biostatistical Methods I (4)
NURS 6305 Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
NURS 6306 Health Care Management (3)
NURS 6315 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
HLSC 6409 Advanced Pharmacology (3)

Spring I (17 Credit Hours)
NURS 8301 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Nurse Anesthesia I (4)
NURS 8307 Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia (5)
NURS 8310 Basic Principles of Anesthesia (4)
NURS 8320 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum I (4)

Summer I (16 Credit Hours)
NURS 8302 Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology for Nurse Anesthesia II (3)
NURS 8311 Advanced Principles of Anesthesia (3)
NURS 8321 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II (10)

Fall II (14 Credit Hours)
NURS 8303 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathophysiology of Nurse Anesthesia III (3)
NURS 8322 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III (11)

Spring II (14 Credit Hours)
NURS 6303 Nursing Research I (3)
NURS 8323 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV (11)

Summer II (14 Credit Hours)
NURS 6304 Nursing Research II (2)
NURS 8324 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V (12)

Fall III (12 Credit Hours)
NURS 8325 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VI (12)

Spring III (12 Credit Hours)
NURS 8326 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VII (12)