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)