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Spring Semester GNURS 662 Family Nurse Practitioner Theory 3 * GNURS 665 Family Nurse Practitioner Practicum 3 * GNURS 721 Thesis Guidance 9 credits
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48 Total Credits NOTE: * indicates courses required for a Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate. Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate For students with an earned MSN, a Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate may be earned by taking the 33 didactic and clinical course credits indicated with an asterisk. If the student has not completed a thesis, the research component will be required. Certificate students are admitted on a space-available basis.
COURSE OF STUDY FOR NURSE ANESTHESIA
The Nurse Anesthesia option is designed to provide the professional nurse with an in-depth concentration in clinical anesthesia and prepare graduates of the program to assume the specialized role of nurse anesthetist. Students have the opportunity to use research, collaborate, and contribute effectively to the health care team’s efforts to provide optimal patient care. Upon completion of the program, students will be eligible to take the examination of the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. This graduate nursing option is a cooperative program between Gannon University and UPMC-Hamot Medical Center. NOTE: Students must attend full-time in this option.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Professional nurses who have a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Nursing from an accredited program are eligible to apply for admission. NOTE: The Nurse Anesthesia program of study begins only in January. The application deadline is May 1 of each calendar year. Applicants seeking admission to the Nurse Anesthesia option must: • • • • • •
Submit an application for admission—deadline for submission is May 1 for classes beginning the following January. Provide transcripts of all academic work. Give evidence of the fulfillment of legal requirements for the practice of nursing in the United States. Provide evidence of having completed an introductory statistics course and an undergraduate research course with a grade of at least a B in both courses. Provide evidence of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for undergraduate math and science courses. Provide evidence of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 for the last 60 hours of undergraduate nursing studies.
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Submit competitive scores from the Graduate Record Examination. A combined minimum GRE score of 900 on the verbal and quantitative portions with a score of 3 on the analytical writing portion is required. • Provide four letters of recommendation from former professors and employers who are in a position to comment on the applicant’s ability to successfully pursue graduate study in the nurse anesthesia option. • Have at least two years of clinical experience in which critical judgments are made, i.e., critical care, emergency room, etc. • Be interviewed and selected for admission by the Gannon University Villa Maria School of Nursing and UPMC-Hamot Medical Center School of Anesthesia Admission Committee.
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
This program of study can only be completed on a full-time basis. FIRST YEAR Spring Semester GNURS 525 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing GNURS 561 Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia * GNURS 627 Physiology for Anesthesia 1 * GNURS 630 Advanced Physical Assessment & Foundations of Anesthesia Nursing 1 * GNURS 625 Pharmacology for Anesthesia 1 * 16 credits Summer Session GNURS 617 Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 1 * GNURS 628 Advanced Physical Assessment & Physiology for Anesthesia 2 * GNURS 632 Foundations of Anesthesia Nursing 2 * 6 credits Fall Semester GNURS 618 Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 2 * GNURS 626 Pharmacology for Anesthesia 2 * GNURS 629 Physiology for Anesthesia 3 * GNURS 650 Research Methods GNURS 725 Advanced Anesthesia Nursing 1 * 11 credits SECOND YEAR Spring Semester GNURS 526 Role Theory and Professional Issues in Nursing GNURS 619 Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 3 * GNURS 651 Research Seminar GNURS 726 Advanced Anesthesia Nursing 2 * 9 credits Summer Session GNURS 717 Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 4 * GNURS 721 Thesis Guidance 1 credit
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