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The Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) in Nurse Anesthesiology program at FGCU is designed to prepare graduates with the advanced nursing knowledge and leadership skills to improve health care outcomes and to provide evidence-based nursing across diverse health care settings and systems. The curriculum focuses on providing nurses with the solid science foundation needed to enhance critical reasoning judgement in the management of complex health care situations. Core and specialty courses provide knowledge skills and attributes essential for fully accountable practice in today's health care environment. Emphasis is on innovative and evidence-based nursing practice to meet the demands associated with the increasing complexity of the health care system, improving the safety and quality of patient care delivery, and influencing health care policy.
The curriculum for the post-baccalaureate entry level B.S.N. to D.N.P. Nurse Anesthesiology major consists of 112 credits that are completed over nine semesters of continuous full-time study. Graduates of the B.S.N. to D.N.P. Nurse Anesthesiology major are eligible to seek national certification as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
The D.N.P. program at FGCU is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).
The FGCU Nurse Anesthesiology Program is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), 10275 W. Higgins Rd., Suite 906, Rosemont, IL 60018-5603; http://coacrna.org; telephone (224) 275-9130. The program's next accreditation review by the COA is October 2022.
See program website listed above.
Students admitted to the B.S.N. to D.N.P. Nurse Anesthesiology major must meet major-specific progression, clinical practice, D.N.P. project, and graduation requirements. See the D.N.P. Nurse Anesthesiology Guidebook, General Graduate Academic Policies, and FGCU Graduation Requirements.
- Successful completion of a minimum of 112 credits of doctoral level course work
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater in the D.N.P. program.
- Completion of all courses with a grade of "B" or higher, or "S" (Satisfactory) where applicable.
- Completion of B.S.N. to D.N.P. Clinical Practicum requirements.
- Completion of D.N.P. Project requirements.
- Students must remain continuously enrolled full-time in the sequential Program of Study.
- Successful completion of all B.S.N. to D.N.P. Nurse Anesthesiology courses in any given semester serves as a prerequisite for progression to the following semester.
- Submit an application for graduation by the semester deadline indicated in the FGCU Academic Calendar.
- Students must register for a minimum of one credit hour during the semester in which they apply for graduation.
Required Courses in the Major (112 credits)
NGR 5431L Clinical Practicum I (1)
NGR 5432L Clinical Practicum II (4)
NGR 5433L Clinical Practicum III (6)
NGR 5434L Clinical Practicum IV (6)
NGR 5435L Clinical Practicum V (6)
NGR 5436L Clinical Practicum VI (6)
NGR 5437L Clinical Practicum VII (6)
NGR 6002 Advanced Health Assessment (3)
NGR 6002L Adv Health Assessment Practice (1)
NGR 6140 Adv Physio/Pathophysiology I (4)
NGR 6144 Adv Physio/Pathophysiology II (4)
NGR 6400 Chem & Physics for Anesthesia (3)
NGR 6405 Adv Princ of Anesthesia II (4)
NGR 6420C Basic Principles of Anesthesia (4)
NGR 6421 Adv Principles of Anesthesia I (4)
NGR 6460 Adv Pharmacology I (4)
NGR 6461 Adv Pharmacology II (4)
NGR 6491 Synthesis Seminar (3)
NGR 6712 Foundations of Nursing Educ. (3)
NGR 6811 Advanced Nursing Research (3)
NGR 6872 Nursing Information Management (3)
NGR 6949 Clinical Correlation Conf (3)
NGR 7473 Regional Anesthesia/Pain Mgmt (3)
NGR 7492 Prof Role-Nurse Anesthetist (3)
NGR 7846 Biostatistics & Epidemiology (3)
NGR 7856 Evidenced-Based Trans. Research (3)
NGR 7891 Fin & Mgmt-Anesthesia Practice (3)
NGR 7895 Health Policy (3)
NGR 7899 Organization Syst. & Leadship (3)
NGR 7974 DNP Project (6 total)*
*Credits are spread over varying semesters
