Nursing: MSN NAP

Receive instruction by CRNA
and anesthesiologist mentors
in a variety of clinical settings

NAP

MSN: Nurse Anesthesia Program

The student nurse anesthetist will have the opportunity to interact with faculty from a variety of disciplines during their course of study at Lourdes. Theory courses will be presented by nursing (both CRNA and other advanced practice nurses), science and medical professors, and community professionals. Various teaching methods will be utilized throughout the curriculum including distance education via videoconferencing. Clinical experience will offer the student the ability to apply didactic knowledge to the practice of nurse anesthesia. Instruction will be provided by CRNA and anesthesiologist mentors in a variety of clinical settings.

Students will have the opportunity to meet the case requirements mandated by the COA, and will gain experience in general, regional, and MAC anesthesia techniques with a diverse population of patients. The program currently is contracted with 12 clinical affiliate sites, and all of them are estimated to be within a one-hour drive of our campus. These clinical affiliations will allow us to offer the best possible clinical experience.

A Graduate Nurse Anesthesia Certificate (GNAC) is available for applicants who have already received a master’s degree in nursing. Upon completion of the GNAC program, students will receive a certificate of completion, not an additional master’s or higher degree.

Currently accepting applications for Fall 2014. Priority deadline August 1, 2013 (October interviews) and final deadline December 1, 2013 (January interviews). Fall classes begin the week of August 18, 2014. Currently the maximum number of students per cohort is 12, with strategic plans to increase the number of students per cohort to 18 in the future. Applications will be reviewed and select applicants will be invited to campus for interviews.

Lourdes MSN Nurse Anesthesia Program and Graduate Nurse Anesthesia Certificate are accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs through Spring 2016 (Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs, 222 S. Prospect Ave., Park Ridge, Illinois 60068).

Transcripts of undergraduate courses must be reviewed by program advisor prior to application process.

Undergraduate coursework in the following areas is required prior to application to the program:

College Algebra
Statistics
Microbiology
Inorganic chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Anatomy and Physiology

The Lourdes University MSN Nurse Anesthesia Program reserves the right to review previous coursework subject to transcript submission. Coursework requirements are subject to change.