Full-time Plan of Study (3 year)
The nurse anesthesia track in the DNP program is a 3-year, full-time plan of study.
Fall I Semester Credits
NURS 5101: Research Methodology 3
NURS 5102: Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology 3
NURS 7105: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice and Research 3
NURS 7112: Health Care Informatics 3
NURS 7511: Scientific Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia 3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 15
Spring I Semester Credits
NURS 7114: Health Care Analytics for Nursing Practice 3
NURS 7520: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice I 4
NURS 7521: Advanced Physiology for Nurse Anesthesia 3
NURS 5103: Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics Advanced Practice Registered Nurs 3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS =13
Summer I Semester Credits
NURS 7510: Advanced Human Anatomy for Nurse Anesthesia 4
NURS 7523: Clinical Pharmacology for Nurse Anesthesia 3
NURS 7531: Pathophysiology for Special Populations 3
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 10
Fall II Semester Credits
NURS 5305: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Theory 2
NURC 5306: Advanced Health Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning Practicum 1
NURS 7111: Economics for Complex Organizational Systems 3
NURS 7525: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice 5
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 11
Spring II Semester Credits
NURS 7117: Leadership in Health Policy & Advocacy 3
NURS 7210: Evidence-based Practice 3
NURS 7524: DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practicum I 4.5
NURS 7535: Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice III 4
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 14.5
Summer II Semester Credits
NURS 5205: Quantitative Epidemiology 3
NURS 7534: DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practicum II 4
TOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 7
| Fall III | Semester Credits |
| NURS 7211: Quality Outcomes Management | 3 |
| NURS 7544: DNP Anesthesia Practicum IIITOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 9 | 6 |
| Spring III | Semester Credits |
| NURS 7212: Integration of DNP Competencies | 2 |
| NURS 7401: Advanced Nursing Clinical Practice (360 clock hours) | 4 |
| NURS 7554: DNP Anesthesia Practicum IVTOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 9 | 3 |
| Summer IIINURS 7536: Integration of Critical Nurse Anesthesia Concepts | 3 |
| NURS 7564: DNP Anesthesia Practicum VTOTAL SEMESTER CREDITS = 7Total Program Credits = 95.5Total Practicum Clock Hours = 2295 | 4 |