The Nurse Anesthesia option is designed to provide the professional nurse with an in
depth concentration in clinical anesthesia and to prepare graduates of the program to
assume the specialized role of nurse anesthetist. Students have the opportunity to
contribute as a member of the health care team in providing optimal patient care. Upon
completion of the program, students are eligible to take the examination of the Council on
Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. This doctoral nursing option is a cooperative program
between Gannon University and UPMC Hamot. Students must attend full-time in this
option.
Program Director: Donald E Larmon, DNP, CRNA | 814-877-4919 | larmonde@upmc.edu
Accreditation
The Nurse Anesthesia program is accredited by the
Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs
(COA).
Plan of Study
First Year – Summer (12 credits, ONLINE) Credits
- Graduate Statistics (3 Credits)
- Role Theory and Professional Issues in Nursing (3
Credits)
- Foundations of Research and Theoretical
Frameworks in Nursing (3 Credits)
- Chemistry and Physics for Anesthesia 1 (3 Credits)
First Year – Fall (12 credits, ONLINE)
- Evidence-Based Practice (3 Credits)
- Epidemiology and the Role of the Clinical Nurse
Doctorate (3 Credits)
- Health Care Informatics (3 Credits)
- Pharmacology for Anesthesia (3 Credits)
First Year – Spring (17 credits)
- Physiology for Anesthesia 1 (4 Credits)
- Foundations of Anesthesia 1/Lab/Observation (4 Credits)
- Advanced Physical Assessment (3 Credits)
- Pharmacology for Anesthesia 2 (3 Credits)
- Transcultural Influences on Health Care (3 Credits)
Second Year – Summer (11 credits)
- Physiology for Anesthesia 2 (3 Credits)
- Foundations of Anesthesia Nursing 2/Lab (4 Credits)
- Advanced Anesthesia Nursing 1 (3 Credits)
- Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 1 (1 Credit)
Second Year – Fall (7 credits)
- Physiology for Anesthesia 3 (2 Credits)
- Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 2 (2 Credits)
- Leadership and Health Policy (3 Credits)
Second Year – Spring (11 credits)
- Advanced Anesthesia Nursing 2 (3 Credits)
- Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 3 (2 Credits)
- Scientific Underpinnings of Advanced Practice
Nursing (3 Credits)
- Professional Practice issues in Nurse Anesthesia
(3 Credits)
Third Year – Summer (5 credits)
- Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 4 (2 Credits)
- Evidence Based Project / Specialty Practice
Implementation (3 Credits)
Third Year – Fall (4 credits)
- Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 5 (2 Credits)
- Evidence Based Project / Specialty Practice
Dissemination (2 Credits)
Third Year – Spring (2 credits)
- Anesthesia Clinical Practicum 6 (2 Credits)
*ONLINE course