# 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	88453	Physical and Biophysical Sciences in Anesthesia Practice	3(3-0)
NURS	88474	Advanced Clinical Anatomy for Anesthesia Practice	4(3-1)
NURS	8633	DNP Anesthesia Finance	3(3-0)
			13(12-1)

## Year 1: Fall
NURS\*	8464	Advanced Pharmacology I for Anesthesia Practice	4(4-0)
NURS	88433	DNP Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology I	3(3-0)
NURS\*	80453	Principles of DNP Anesthesia Practice I	3(3-0)
NURS\*	88503	DNP Nurse Anesthesia Leadership, Policy, and Healthcare System	3(3-0)
NURS	88643	Nurse Anesthesia Theoretical Foundations	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	88508	DNP Anesthesia Practicum I\*	7(0-7)
NURS	8501	DNP Anesthesia Practicum I-B\*	1(0-1)
NURS	88203	Translational Research for DNP II	3(3-0)
NURS	88153	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	88808	DNP Anesthesia Practicum IV\*	7(0-7)
NURS	8801	DNP Anesthesia Practicum IV-B	1(0-1)
NURS	88802	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)