Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia (DNPNA)

In order to be eligible for admission to the DNPNA program, applicant’s minimum qualifications must include:

• An appropriate baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• An unencumbered license as a registered professional nurse and/or an APRN in the United States or its territories or protectorates and eligible for licensure in Nevada.
• Completion of an application for admission, including copies of all post-secondary educational transcripts.
• Basic Life Support; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or higher (4.0 scale) or evidence of outstanding graduate academic achievement.
• The minimum science GPA is 3.2 on a 4.0 scale (Preferred).
• Graduate Record Exam scores of 150 or above (Preferred).
• Personal interviews (by invitation) with members of the Nurse Anesthesia Admission Committee will be offered to qualified applicants. Applicants selected for interviews will be notified on a rolling basis.
• At the time of application submission, the applicant must have a minimum of one year (two years preferred) of current, continuous full-time acute care experience as a registered nurse in a critical care setting which offers the applicant an opportunity to develop as an independent decision-maker capable of using and interpreting advanced monitoring techniques based on their knowledge of physiological and pharmacological principles. Adult acute care experience offering interpretation and use of advanced monitoring, care of ventilated patients, pharmacologic hemodynamic management, and independent decision-making is preferred. Critical Care Registered Nurse certification is strongly encouraged.
• Experience areas preferred include:
  • Surgical Intensive Care
  • Medical Intensive Care
  • Cardiac Intensive Care
  • Neuro Intensive Care
  • Pediatric or Level III Neonatal Intensive Care
  • Trauma Intensive Care

• Submission of a personal statement describing the applicant’s personal career goals and interest in graduate study.
• Applicants must possess the physical and mental skills necessary to complete the Nurse Anesthesia Program.
• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) scores from applicants whose native language is not English or who have not completed their high school and college education in the U.S.

Year 1

The beginning of the first year will be didactic delivered via online courses, then on-campus requirement starting mid-year of Year 1 of program start through program completion at our Henderson, NV campus. The didactic content will be a mix of DNP essentials coursework, foundational science courses, and core advanced practice coursework.

Year 2

The curriculum becomes a blended clinical and didactic curriculum in the second year. Students will be divided up into satellite clinical rotations generally within one state or geographical region to minimize travel. Didactic coursework will ramp down but will continue with the focus shifting toward the DNP scholarly project and progressive anesthesia skill acquisition and will be less frequent.

Year 3

Year three (3) of the program will be focused on full-time clinical rotations, a few more DNP essentials coursework, and the transition to an advanced practice nursing role and focused on NCE reviews. The curriculum will culminate in mock NCE exams and simulation intensive for crisis resource management in peri-anesthesia care.

Total Credits = 118

*The DNPNA program does not accept transfer credits from other nurse anesthesiology programs due to the unique nature of the block curriculum.

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