The Clarkson College Nurse Anesthesia program prepares its graduates to provide safe, individualized anesthesia care to a diverse population. The curriculum emphasizes critical thinking, effective communication, professionalism, interacting respectfully within a diverse society and proficient use of technology. Students prepare to be the best, receiving optimal education in the practice of nurse anesthesia through quality didactic and clinical experiences. The nurse anesthetist program's faculty and clinical instructors are vested in students’ success, and small class sizes optimize students’ educational experiences.
The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia program is full-time and front-loaded, beginning with a eight-month off-campus, followed by a 12-month on-campus didactic phase, and finally, a 16-month clinical practicum. The combined theory coursework and hands-on clinical experiences provide students with a well-rounded education to become a full-service nurse anesthesia practitioner.
Clarkson College is associated and shares campuses with Nebraska Medicine. As such, the institution shares many resources such as the medical library as well as the College library with extensive online anesthesia databases.
Core program faculty consist of highly competent, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists. The program also incorporates the expertise of other faculty from Clarkson College, Nebraska Medicine, and national and community experts. With just 18 students per class, all faculty are fully committed to students’ academic excellence and success.
In on-site state-of-the-art simulation labs, students integrate didactic principles into the clinical setting including:
Clinical rotations are required in both urban and rural medical facilities, including inpatient and outpatient, and experiences in all areas where nurse anesthetists practice such as MRI, GI, CT Scan, ICU and ER. Specialized experiences include cardiothoracic, neurosurgical, trauma, organ transplantation, obstetrics, acute and chronic pain management with fluoroscopy, dental, and may include pediatric internships at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center. The variety of clinical experiences prepares students to safely and effectively administer anesthesia to patients across the lifespan who are undergoing a variety of surgical, medical or other health care procedures.
Upon completion of the program requirements, graduates are eligible to take the National Certification Examination administered by the National Board on the Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA).
1–3 semester hours
Courses | Semester Hours |
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ANA 963 - DNP Scholarly Project IV | 3 |
ANA 964 - ANP Scholarly Project V | 3 |
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$190,000
AANA 2019 CRNA Compensation & Benefits Survey
Overall employment of nurse anesthetists is projected to grow 26 percent from 2018 to 2028, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2019
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