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Graduate Program for Nurse Anesthesia

Houston, Texas

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Graduate Program for Nurse Anesthesia
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Graduate Program in Nurse Anesthesia

BSN-DNP Students

Didactic Phase (18 months)

Each semester is six months in length and divided into three terms. The course load per term will vary.

Spring 1 Semester Courses

Advanced Health Assessment
‡*Professional Philosophy & Scholarship
‡*Leading & Managing Healthcare Systems
*Ethical & Multicultural Healthcare
‡*Theories & Concepts in Healthcare
‡*Approaches to Healthcare Education
‡*Influencing Healthcare Policy
‡*Biostatistics
‡*Quality Outcomes Management
‡*Decision Science & Informatics in Healthcare

Fall 1 Semester

Advanced Pathophysiology I
Anatomical Science I
Clinical Biochemistry
Principles of Anesthesia
Pharmacology in Advanced Practice
Human Physiology
Immunology for Allied Health
Physics for Anesthesia Practice
‡*Emerging Sciences in Healthcare

Spring 2 Semester

Advanced Pathophysiology II
Anatomical Science II
Advanced Principles of Anesthesia
Pharmacology in Advanced Practice II
Human Physiology II
Biomedical Instrumentation
‡*Translational Research
Radiology for Allied Health
Clinical Skills Inquiry
Nervous System

‡ Course offered online only
* Advanced Nursing Practice Core