Nursing Anesthesia Certificate

68.0 quarter credits

The Post Master's Certificate (PMC) in Nursing Anesthesia is a 28 month 68.0 quarter credit full-time program. The program offers 3.0 theoretical nursing and research credits, 9.0 quarter credit basic science component, 31.0 quarter credits of a didactic anesthesia component and a 25.0 credits in a clinical component. Upon successful completion program outcomes student is awarded a post master's certificate in nursing anesthesia and is eligible to take the national certification examination offered by the NBCRNA - Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.

The nurse anesthesia program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, 222 S. Prospect Ave. , Suite 304, Park Ridge, IL 60068, 847-692-7050.

Admission requirements
This certificate program is offered to those individuals who have earned a master's degree in nursing and seek further preparation in nurse anesthesia. Transcripts are reviewed and course work is determined on an individual basis. Contact the College of Nursing for more specific admission requirements.

Curriculum/requirements

First Year   Winter   NURS 503 Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia 3.0 NURS 504 Overview of Nurse Anesthesia 3.0 INFO 526 Information Innovation and Technology for Advanced Nursing Practice 3.0   Total credits 9.0 Spring   NURS 505 Chemistry and Physics 3.0 NURS 507 Nurse Anesthesia Pharmacology I 3.0 NURS 508 Clinical Practicum I 1.0   Total credits 7.0 Summer   NURS 510 Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia I 3.0 NURS 511 Nurse Anesthesia Pharmacology II 3.0 NURS 512 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum II 1.0 NURS 521 Advanced Pathophysiology I 3.0   Total credits 10.0 Fall   NURS 515 Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia II 3.0 NURS 516 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum III 2.0 NURS 522 Advanced Pathophysiology II 3.0   Total credits 8.0 Second Year   Winter   NURS 517 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum IV 3.0 NURS 518 Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia III 3.0 NURS 523 Advanced Pathophysiology III 3.0 NURS 530 Anesthesia Seminar 1.0   Total credits 10.0 Spring   NURS 659 Advanced Principles of Nurse Anesthesia IV 3.0 NURS 683 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum V 3.0   Total credits 6.0 Summer   NURS 684 Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Practicum VI 3.0   Total credits 3.0 Fall   NURS 687 Clinical Residency I 6.0   Total credits 6.0 Winter   NURS 688 Clinical Correlation Seminars 3.0 NURS 689 Clinical Residency II 6.0   Total credits 9.0