Important Notice
The Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA) requires that all students matriculating in a nurse anesthesia educational program on January 1, 2022 or thereafter be enrolled in a program accredited by the COA to award a doctoral degree.
We are pleased to announce that the Newman University Nurse Anesthesia Program has been granted approval by the COA, the Kansas State Board of Nursing, and the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) to award the Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) degree!
***No further applications for a Master's Degree will be accepted***
Designed for the baccalaureate-prepared registered nurse who wishes to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
The program offers both didactic and clinical education to enable the graduate student to acquire the knowledge, skills, and competence necessary to assume an advanced practice role.
Objectives
Upon completion of the program, the student will be able to:
- Integrate chemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetics of anesthesia and adjunct drugs into working care plans
- Recognize chemical structures of anesthesia and adjunct drugs and make lateral applications based upon drug profiles and kinetics
- Discuss normal physiology and anatomy of the central nervous system, respiratory system, cardiovascular system, renal system, endocrine system and digestive system
- Discuss the normal physiologic changes of pregnancy, the physiologic changes in disease/high risk states in pregnancy, and apply the information in the administration of anesthesia to the parturient for delivery and surgical conditions not resulting in delivery
- Explain the pathophysiology of various congenital heart diseases, coronary artery disease, and adult valvular heart disease Identify the anatomy necessary to safely administer regional anesthesia;
- Discuss issues related to the practice of nurse anesthesia, including ethics, history, reimbursement, managed care and the business of anesthesia
- Design and conduct a research project.
Program Curriculum
The curriculum is 24 months long and has been designed for the registered professional nurse with a baccalaureate degree. The six-semester graduate program is continuous and sequential. All academic courses will be taught by the faculty at Newman University, or adjunct faculty who are specialists in these areas
| FALL #1 | SPRING #1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAN | 6014 | Basic Principles of Nurse Anesthesia | 4 | NAN | 6013 | Advanced Physical Assessment | 3 | |
| NAN | 6023 | Pharmacology for Anesthesia | 3 | NAN | 6033 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3 | |
| NAN | 6004 | Applied Anatomy | 4 | NAN | 6043 | Advanced Physiology | 3 | |
| NAN | 6024 | Chemistry & Physics for Anesthesia | 4 | NAN | 6022 | Regional Anesthesia | 2 | |
| NAN | 6042 | Professional Issues | 2 | NAN | 6053 | Clinical Practicum #1 | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | Total | 14 | |||||
| SUMMER #1 | Fall #2 | |||||||
| NAN | 6062 | Pathophysiology of Anesthesia | 2 | NAN | 6143 | Research Methods | 3 | |
| NAN | 6073 | Clinical Practicum #2 | 3 | NAN | 6034 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 4 | |
| Total | 5 | NAN | 6083 | Clinical Practicum #3 | 3 | |||
| Total | 10 | |||||||
| Spring #2 | Summer #2 | |||||||
| NAN | 6132 | Senior Seminar #1 | 2 | NAN | 6141 | Senior Seminar #2 | 1 | |
| NAN | 8953 | Thesis/Research | 3 | NAN | 6123 | Clinical Practicum #5 | 3 | |
| NAN | 6102 | Pathophysiology of Anesthesia #2 | 2 | Total | 4 | |||
| NAN | 6113 | Clinical Practicum #4 | 3 | Program Credit Totals | 60 | |||
| Renew ACLS & PALS | 0 | Clinical Clock Hours | 2,400 | |||||
| Total | 10 | |||||||
Instructional Techniques
One-to-one instructor/student ratio, lecture, lab, self-directed study, and structured learning. Clinical portion consists of hands-on approach to the administration of anesthesia.