Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia

The Nurse Anesthesia option is designed to provide the professional nurse with an in depth concentration in clinical anesthesia and to prepare graduates of the program to assume the specialized role of nurse anesthetist. Students have the opportunity to contribute as a member of the health care team in providing optimal patient care. Upon completion of the program, students are eligible to take the examination of the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. This doctoral nursing option is a cooperative program between Gannon University and UPMC Hamot. Students must attend full-time in this option.

The Nurse Anesthesia program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA).

Program Outcomes
At the conclusion of the program of study leading to the degree of Doctor of Nursing Practice, the graduate will:

Be prepared in advanced nursing practice as culturally sensitive, competent, and safe practitioners and who deliver care and act as advocates for individuals, aggregates and communities of varying diversity and socioeconomic levels.
Effectively use technology, large aggregate data bases, and information systems to identify, use and create therapeutic nursing interventions that promote health and prevent disease.
Identify, analyze, and create evidence-based solutions to individual practice and organizational health care dilemmas.
Synthesize and utilize ethical, legal, political, and advocacy methodologies to positively impact health care practice and health care delivery systems.
Promote collaborative and multidisciplinary delivery of health care as members of teams and organizations across the health care arena.
Provide quality nursing leadership and serve as mentors to other nurses, from novice nurses to nurses in advanced practice roles

Professional nurses who have a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from an accredited program are eligible to apply for admission Professional nurses who have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing from an accredited program are eligible to apply for admission Provide transcripts of all academic work including an official transcript from each institution attended even if you did not graduate Academic transcripts must support the following statements 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 Applications submitted must have two years recent fulltime critical care experience Provide four letters of recommendation from former professors and employers who are in a position to comment on the applicants ability to successfully pursue graduate study in the nurse anesthesia option Be interviewed and selected for admission by the UPMC Hamot School of Anesthesia Admissions Committee and Gannon University Villa Maria School of Nursing TOEFL Internet-Based 79. IELTS 6.0. PTE 53. EIKEN Grade Pre-1. English3 - 68. Itep - 38.