The clinical component for the Nurse Anesthesia Program is conducted concurrently with the graduate program. Didactic course work and estimated clock hours are all presented below.
Academic knowledge is correlated with applied practice experiences which exceed the minimum requirement of the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. The anesthesia cases include pediatric, obstetrics, geriatrics, open heart, neurology, plastics, otolaryngology, ophthalmology, urology, and orthopedics. Both elective and emergency anesthetics are given. Administration and management of regional techniques are taught.
The program is divided into four semesters and two summers of study. The graduate credit component of the program is completed by May of the second year and the clinical component is finished in August of the second year. The graduate credit component consists of 47 semester hours (SH) which are divided as follows:
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA GREENSBORO CURRICULUM
CORE COURSES
NUR 610 Theoretical Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice 3 SH
NUR 602 Research Methods in Nursing 3 SH
NUR 620 Law, Policy, and Economics of Healthcare 3 SH
SUPPORT COURSES
NUR 605 Scientific Foundations in Nurse Anesthesia I 4 SH
NUR 606 Scientific Foundations in Nurse Anesthesia II 4 SH
NUR 607 Scientific Foundations in Nurse Anesthesia III 4 SH
NUR 608 Scientific Foundations in Nurse Anesthesia IV 4 SH
SPECIALTY COURSES
NUR 604 Nurse Anesthesia Resesarch Seminar 4 SH
NUR 671 Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia I 4 SH
NUR 672 Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia II 4 SH
NUR 674 Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia IV 5 SH
NUR 675 Clinical Practicum in Nurse Anesthesia V 5 SH
RSNA CLINICAL COMPONENT NON-CREDIT TRACK
SEMESTER I
Pre-Clinical Conference (Anesthesia Overview) 27 clock hours
Demonstrating Technical Aspects of Basic Anesthesia Nursing I 54 clock hours
Demonstrating Technical Apects of Advanced Anesthesia Nursing I 39.5clock hours
Health Assessment 30 clock hours
Health Assessment Lab 45 clock hours
Post-Clinical Conference 8 clock hours
SEMESTER II
Clinical Case Management II 252 clock hours
Demonstrating Technical Aspects of Advanced Anesthesia Nursing II 120 clock hours
Post-Clinical Conference 8 clock hours
SUMMER I
Clinical Case Management III 480 clock hours
Post-Clinical Conference 8 clock hours
SEMESTER IV
Clinical Case Management IV 351 clock hours
Post-Clinical Conference 8 clock hours
Writing Workshop 16 clock hours
SEMESTER V
Clinical Case Management V 351 clock hours
Post-Clinical Conference 8 clock hours
SUMMER II
Clinical Case Management VI 480 clock hours
Post-Clinical Conference 8 clock hours
Post Master's Certificate Information
The curriculum for students who have already earned a Master of Science in Nursing is the same except post master students do not take the 9 SH of Core Courses from the University of North Carolina Greensboro (NUR 610, NUR 602, & NUR 620).
EVALUATION PROCESS
Students receive a letter grade at the end of each semester for each course. Grading is on a 4.0 scale: a student must earn a 3.0 grade point average in both the graduate credit and clinical residency to be eligible for graduation. Examinations in the classroom are given during and upon completion of each course. There will be cause for dismissal if a student makes a grade of B- or below in more than 6 semester hours of course work, has earned a B- or below in any nursing specialty course, or has a GPA that indicates the inability to meet the 3.0 required for graduation.
Daily evaluations for the clinical practicum are completed by the clinical faculty while enrolled in the program. A "B" or above in the clinical practicum and the clinical case management is required throughout the program.