May 16, 2024

2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin

2022-2023 Graduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Nurse Anesthesia, DNP

The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in Nurse Anesthesia is offered as a traditional face-to-face program as a post Registered Nurse nursing degree. The practice-focused doctoral program will prepare registered nurses for the nurse anesthesia role at the highest level of clinical nursing practice. The DNP in Nurse Anesthesia program reflects the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs’ Practice Doctoral Standards, American Association of the Colleges of Nursing (AACN) DNP Essentials, and the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements include an unencumbered professional registered nurse license, a BSN, a minimum GPA of 3.0 and 1 year of critical experience as a professional RN. Additional admission criteria can be found online at: http://www.astate.edu/college/conhp/departments/nursing

Application Deadlines

Application deadline is October 1st each year to begin study in the summer semester. Students may acquire detailed information about the application process and pre-requisite courses by contacting the School of Nursing at 870-680-8187 or visiting the website at http://www.astate.edu/college/conhp/departments/nursing

Course Requirements

The DNP in Nurse Anesthesia requires full-time study and completion of the degree prior to being eligible to sit for the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetist’s National Certifying Examination. Students must be registered nurses (RN) who hold an unrestricted RN license and a minimum of a bachelor’s of science in nursing (BSN) degree for admission. The curriculum is 36 months in duration, 114 credit hours with 2,880 clinical clock hours over 9 semesters.

University Requirements:

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Program Requirements:

Summer, Year 1

NURS 8113 - Theoretical Foundations for Doctor of Nursing Practice Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8123 - Leadership, Policy and Healthcare Systems Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8403 - Physical and Biophysical Sciences in Anesthesia Practice Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8414 - Advanced Clinical Anatomy for Anesthesia Practice Sem. Hrs: 4

Sub-total: 13

Fall, Year 1

NURS 8143 - Healthcare Finance In Advanced Nursing Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8413 - Advanced Pharmacology I for Anesthesia Practice Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8423 - DNP Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology I Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8434 - Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice I Sem. Hrs: 4
NURS 8153 - Healthcare Informatics In Advanced Nursing Sem. Hrs: 3

Sub-total: 16

Spring, Year 1

NURS 8133 - Epidemiology for the DNP Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8213 - Translational Research I Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8424 - Advanced Pharmacology II for Anesthesia Practice Sem. Hrs: 4
NURS 8433 - DNP Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology II Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8444 - Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice II Sem. Hrs: 4

Sub-total: 17

Summer, Year 2

NURS 6023 - Advanced Assessment and Diagnostic Evaluation Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8163 - Principles of Healthcare Ethics & Genetics Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8451 - Orientation to DNP Anesthesia Clinical Practice Sem. Hrs: 1 *
NURS 8454 - Principles of DNP Nurse Anesthesia Practice III Sem. Hrs: 4

Sub-total: 11

Fall, Year 2

NURS 8003 - Principles of Curriculum: Design, Instruction and Evaluation Sem. Hrs: 3
NURS 8508 - DNP Anesthesia Practicum I Sem. Hrs: 8
NURS 8223 - Translational Research II Sem. Hrs: 3

Arkansas State University

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Nurse Anesthesia, DNP

Admission Requirements

Application Deadlines

Course Requirements

University Requirements:

Program Requirements:

Summer, Year 1

Sub-total: 13

Fall, Year 1

Sub-total: 16

Spring, Year 1

Sub-total: 17

Summer, Year 2

Sub-total: 11

Fall, Year 2

Sub-total: 14

Spring, Year 2

Sub-total: 11

Summer, Year 3

Sub-total: 12

Fall, Year 3

Sub-total: 10

Spring, Year 3

Sub-total: 10

Total Required Hours: 114

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Nurse Anesthesia, DNP

Admission Requirements

Application Deadlines

Course Requirements

University Requirements:

Program Requirements:

Summer, Year 1

Sub-total: 13

Fall, Year 1

Sub-total: 16

Spring, Year 1

Sub-total: 17

Summer, Year 2

Sub-total: 11

Fall, Year 2

Sub-total: 14

Spring, Year 2

Sub-total: 11

Summer, Year 3

Sub-total: 12

Fall, Year 3

Sub-total: 10

Spring, Year 3

Sub-total: 10

Total Required Hours: 114