Nursing: MSN in Nurse Anesthesia

The MSN in  nurse anesthesia  is a 27-month, 89 quarter credit, full-time program  The program offers 15  theoretical nursing component quarter credits and 3 quarter credit research component, 15 quarter credit basic science component a 31 quarter credit didactic anesthesia component and a 25 credit clinical component. Upon successful completion of the programmatic outcomes and successful completion of a comprehensive examination, the student is awarded an MSN in nurse anesthesia and is eligible to take the national certification examination offered by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists.

Students receive all didactic and research-related coursework via Drexel University's Center City Campus in Philadelphia PA. They obtain clinical nurse anesthesia experience at one or more of several clinical sites available to students in the program. Additional sites are available for obstetric and pediatric anesthesia practice as well as to complement experiences in other specialty practice areas of nurse anesthesia. Students typically administer approximately 650 anesthetics in a wide variety of surgical and diagnostic procedures for an average total of 1500 hours.

The Nurse Anesthesia program begins annually in January. Applications are reviewed continually and should be made 16-24 months in advance of the anticipated January start date. Interviews are conducted throughout the year. Candidates who are accepted into the program are encouraged to take as many core and support courses as possible prior to their formal start of the program.

The Master of Science in Nursing programs prepare leaders in advanced practice roles. Nurses in advanced practice are professionals committed to delivering and improving high-quality service while shaping the health care system of the future. Courses from nursing and other disciplines provide advanced theoretical knowledge, assessment skills, role and leadership development, and the opportunity to critique and apply nursing theory and research as a scientific base for outcome based nursing practice.