Nurse Anesthesia Curriculum

Course schedule example

Doctor of Nursing Practice/Nurse Anesthesia Specialization Curriculum

Total Program Hours: 84

Year 1 (30 total Hours)

Fall 1 (9 hours)

• NUR 900 - Philosophy of Science (3 credit hours)
• NUR 673 - Pathophysiology in Advanced Nursing Practice I (3 credit hours)
• NUR 901 - Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice (3 credit hours)

Winter Intensive 1 (2 hours)

• NUR 902 Ethics in Nursing (2 credit hours)

Spring 1 (10 hours)

• NUR 674 - Pathophysiology in Advanced Nursing Practice II (3 credit hours)
• STA 660 - Biostatistics (3 credit hours)
• NUR 641 -Advanced Nursing Assessment (4 credit hours, 90 Clinical hours)

Summer 1 (9 hours)

• NUR 603 Theory and Concept Analysis in Nursing (3 credit hours)
• NUR 903 - Principles of Epidemiology (3 credit hours)
• NUR 939 - Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I (3 credit hours)

Year 2 (26 total hours)

Fall 2 (10 hours)

• NUR 631 - Advanced Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice (3 credit hours)
• NUR 642 - Advanced Pharmacology (3 credit hours, ITV course)
• NUR 940 - Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II (Clinical: 32 hrs/week, 3 credit hours)

Winter Intensive 2 – No courses

Spring 2 (11 hours)

• NUR 906 - Leadership/ Management of Systems/ Quality Improvement (3 credit hours)
• NUR 941 Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia I (Clinical: 32 hrs/wk, 6 credit hours)
• NUR 913 - DNP Project I (2 credit hours, 90 Cl hrs)

Summer 2 (6 hours)

• NUR 943 - Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia II (Clinical: 40 hours/week, 4 credit hours)
• NUR 951 - Anesthesia Principles for Specialty Procedures and Non-OR Settings (2 credit hours)

Year 3 (28 total hours)

Fall 3 (10 hours)

• NUR 905 - Health Care Policy (3 credit hours)
• NUR 945 - Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia III (6 credit hours)
• NUR 914 - DNP Project II  (Clinical: 45 hours, 1 credit hour)

Winter Intensive 3 – No courses

Spring 3 (10 hours)

• NUR 946 - Principles and Practice of Nurse Anesthesia IV (Clinical: 40 hrs/week, 5 credit hours)
• NUR 948 - Senior Seminar I (2 credit hours)
• NUR 915 - DNP Project III (3 credit hours)

Summer 3 (8 hours)

• NUR 949 - Professional Aspects and Clinical Residency for Nurse Anesthesia (Clinical: 40 hrs/week, 6 credit hours)
• NUR 948 - Senior Seminar II (2 credit hours)