DNP-Nursing BSN-DNP Anesthesia

Villa Maria School of Nursing Interim Director: Carol A. (Heald) Amann, PhD, RN-BC, CDP, FNGNA; UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia Director: Rachel Wolfe, DNP, CRNA

INTRODUCTION

The Doctor of Nursing Practice with a concentration in Anesthesia option is designed to provide the professional nurse with an in-depth concentration in clinical anesthesia and prepare graduates of the program to assume the specialized role of nurse anesthetist. The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curriculum prepares students as leaders in their practice area. This option is a cooperative one between Gannon University and the UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia, and complies with required educational changes, as outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Programs (COA). The curriculum of the UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia/Gannon University was developed to uphold the program’s mission to create a center of excellence for the advancement of nurse anesthesia education and clinical practice. Course content directs the DNP student to prepare, deliver and evaluate an evidence-based practice project in the clinical arena. This project is an immersion experience and not a research dissertation.

Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to take the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA) examination required for certification as a CRNA.

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Professional nurses who have a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited program in the United States are eligible to apply for admission.

• Provide transcripts of all academic work including an official transcript from each institution attended. Academic transcripts must support the following statements:

• Candidates should have completed a graduate level statistics course and an undergraduate nursing research course with a grade of at least a B in both courses. The graduate level statistics course can be completed before the first semester of study or admitted students may choose to enroll in the graduate statistics course in the first summer semester as a co-requisite.

• Completed an introductory statistics course and an undergraduate nursing research course with a grade of at least a B in both courses.

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 for undergraduate math and science courses.

• Cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate

• nursing studies.

• Provide evidence of the fulfillment of legal requirements for the practice of nursing in the United States including one copy of each of the following items:

  • Nursing license

  • PALS certification

  • ACLS certification

  • BCLS certification

Applicants must have two years recent full-time critical care experience and submit competitive scores from the Graduate Record Examination.

DNURS 890 Advanced Physical Assessment requires skills and competencies to be evaluated on campus and in person at Gannon University, Erie Campus as arranged.