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Plan of Study for Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Nurse Anesthesia Track

The nurse anesthesia track of the Doctor of Nursing Practice program is a three-year, full-time plan of study.

Fall I

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 51003: Research Methodology3 credits
NURS 51033: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology3 credits
NURS 71053: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice and Research3 credits
NURS 71133: Health Care Informatics3 credits
NURS 75133: Scientific Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia3 credits

Total Semester Credits: 15 credits

Spring I

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 71143: Health Care Analytics for Nursing Practice3 credits
NURS 75204: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice I4 credits
NURS 75234: Advanced Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia4 credits
NURS 51043: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Advanced Practice Registered Nurse3 credits

Total Semester Credits: 14 credits

Summer I

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 75104: Advanced Human Anatomy for Nurse Anesthesia4 credits
NURS 75243: Clinical Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia3 credits
NURS 75302: Pathophysiology for Special Populations2 credits

Total Semester Credits: 9 credits

Fall II

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 53053: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning3 credits
NURS 71103: Economics for Complex Organizational Systems3 credits
NURS 75265: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice II5 credits

Total Semester Credits: 11 credits

Spring II

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 71173: Leadership in Health Policy & Advocacy3 credits
NURS 72103: Evidence-based Practice3 credits
NURS 75255: DNP Anesthesia Practicum I4.5 credits
NURS 75354: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice III4 credits

Total Semester Credits: 14.5 credits

Summer II

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 52063: Quantitative Epidemiology3 credits
NURS 75344: DNP Anesthesia Practicum II4 credits

Total Semester Credits: 7 credits

Fall III

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 72133: Quality Outcomes Management3 credits
NURS 75446: DNP Anesthesia Practicum III6 credits

Total Semester Credits: 9 credits

Spring III

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 72142: Integration of DNP Competencies2 credits
NURS 74004: Advanced Nursing Clinical Practice (360 clock hours)4 credits
NURS 75553: DNP Anesthesia Practicum IV3 credits

Total Semester Credits: 9 credits

Summer III

CourseSemester Credits
NURS 75363: Integration of Critical Nurse Anesthesia Concepts3 credits
NURS 75644: DNP Anesthesia Practicum V4 credits

Total Semester Credits: 7 credits

Overall

Total Program Credits: 95.5 credits

Total Practicum Clock Hours: 2,295 hours

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