Nurse Anesthesia - BryanLGH College of Health Sciences

Nurse Anesthesia from BryanLGH College of Health Sciences is a Campus Master Nurse Anesthetist degree that prepares you for a Nursing career. BryanLGH College of Health Sciences offers a 33-month program for Registered Nurses leading to a Master of Science degree in Nurse Anesthesia that is unique to Nebraska and the region. This two-phase program combines coursework in science and anesthesia with hands-on clinical practice that begins early in the curriculum. Phase I and II The curriculum design of the Master of Nurse Anesthesia program is organized around a series of educational goals explored through two distinct phases and culminating with either a senior project or a thesis. Phase I of the program begins in the fall semester and is comprised of nine months of classroom study and clinical practice?including training on the state-of-the-art Human Patient Simulator that allows students to develop critical thinking while they hone their psychomotor skills. The student will begin an observational experience in the clinical area early in the curriculum during the Basic Principles of Anesthesia I course. This allows the student to begin to integrate didactic knowledge with clinical performance. In Phase II of the program, students engage in more active clinical practice. This 24-month component of the program includes a series of four Advanced Principles of Anesthesia courses and encourages students' development of their research skills. The final semester includes a Professional Aspects course and a Synthesis course designed to assist the student in the integration of basic sciences into anesthesia practice. Students must be flexible, highly motivated, autonomous learners who can remain disciplined and focused during this rigorous graduate program. Students can expect to spend 50 to 60 hours per week in meeting the didactic and clinical demands of the program. Philosophy The philosophic foundations of the master's degree in nurse anesthesia are commensurate with all graduate programs within the BryanLGH College of Health Sciences . The study of nurse anesthesia is unique in the realm of traditional graduate programming as the theoretical and clinical principles of the art draw from the integration of many disciplines that contribute to the core of professional education. The complexity of contemporary anesthesia practice justifiably requires this integration to enable the nurse anesthetist to practice the humanistic, scientific and technical skills of the profession competently and intelligently. The educational program for the preparation of nurse anesthetists is conducted as a shared responsibility between student and faculty. Students must be intensely committed to achieving their goals through a consistent demonstration of purpose, motivation, responsibility to patients and colleagues, independence of thought, creativity and personal demeanor. Faculty, likewise, are committed to the responsibilities of competent resource, guidance and professionalism. The program seeks to express its commitment to each student through individualized instruction and counsel. Our primary goal is to provide the graduate student with an advanced scientific knowledge base and a comprehensive array of clinical skills that hallmark the standards of care in anesthesia practice. Our obligation to graduates will be to prepare them for full participation in the delivery of anesthesia care in concert with other health care providers. They will be competent in independent judgment as professional nurses. Our responsibility to the community is expressed in the aim of providing an educational program that will ably prepare the nurse anesthetist to meet the health care needs of a culturally diverse population. View more details on BryanLGH College of Health Sciences . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nurse Anesthetist courses.