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CRNA - DNP Coursework Overview

Students spend the first four semesters in didactic courses that are a combination of both face-to-face (on the A-State Jonesboro campus) and online. Students will enter into clinical practice in the fifth semester of the program.

The A-State Nurse Anesthesia Program is 36 months with 114 semester hours of academic credit. Class time for each 3-credit hour course equals 45 clock hours per semester. Clinical practicum course hours vary per semester. Total committed clock hours for both didactic courses and clinical courses averages to 64 hours per week arranged over a 4-week period.

Total Credit Hours: 114

Year 1: Summer

NURS

8013

DNP Basics of Anesthesia

3(3-0)

NURS

8403

Physical and Biophysical Sciences in Anesthesia Practice

3(3-0)

NURS

8414

Advanced Clinical Anatomy for Anesthesia Practice

4(3-1)

NURS

8143

Healthcare Finance In Advanced Nursing

3(3-0)

 

 

 

13(12-1)

Year 1: Fall

NURS

8464

Advanced Pharmacology I for Anesthesia Practice

4(4-0)

NURS

8423

DNP Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology I

3(3-0)

NURS

8453

Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice I

3(3-0)

NURS

8513

Leadership Policy and Healthcare System

3(3-0)

NURS

8113

Theoretical Foundations for DNP

3 (3-0)

 

 

 

16(16-0)

Year 1: Spring

NURS

8033

Epidemiology and Population Health/Ethics & Genetics

3(3-0)

NURS

8213

Translational Research for DNP I

3(3-0)

NURS

8483

Advanced Pharmacology II for Anesthesia Practice

3(3-0)

NURS

8433

DNP Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology II

3(3-0)

NURS

8463

Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice II

3(3-0)

 

 

 

15(15-0)

Year 2: Summer

NURS

8023

DNP Regional Anesthesia

3(3-0)

NURS

8473

Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice III

3(3-0)

NURS

8451

Orientation to DNP Anesthesia Clinical Practice*

1(0-1)

NURS

6023

Advanced Assessment of Diagnostic Evaluation

3(3-0)

 

 

 

11(10-1)

Year 2: Fall

NURS

8507

DNP Anesthesia Practicum I*

7(0-7)

NURS

8501

DNP Anesthesia Practicum I-B*

1(0-1)

NURS

8223

Translational Research for DNP II

3(3-0)

 NURS

8153 

Informatics 

3(3-0)
         14(6-8)

Year 2: Spring

NURS

8608

DNP Anesthesia Practicum II*

8(0-8)

NURS

8601

DNP Project Development

1(1-0)

NURS

8443

DNP Professional Aspects for the CRNA

3(3-0)

 

 

 

12(4-8)

Year 3: Summer

NURS

871V

DNP Anesthesia Practicum III*

10(0-10)

NURS

8702

DNP Project Implementation

2(2-0)

NURS

8012

 DNP Senior Seminar I

2(2-0)

 

        12(4-8)

Year 3: Fall

NURS

8807

DNP Anesthesia Practicum IV*

7(0-7)

NURS

8801

DNP Anesthesia Practicum IV-B

1(0-1)

NURS

8802

DNP Project Evaluation

2(2-0)

NURS

8022

DNP Senior Seminar II

2(2-0)
     
12(4-8)

Year 3: Spring

NURS

8908

DNP Anesthesia Practicum V*

8(0-8)

NURS 

8032 

DNP Seniors Seminar III

2(2-0)
     
10(2-8)