Nurse Anesthesia, DNP

The Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia is a practice-oriented degree designed to prepare nurse anesthetists at the highest level of clinical scholarly practice. Keeping pace with the demands of today’s changing healthcare environment requires clinical experts who have the knowledge and skills to be effective change agents. The program prepares graduates to question practice, search for and critically appraise the best evidence to guide practice, and implement and evaluate the application of best evidence in practice. 

A successful graduate from the program will gain the requisite skill set and leadership expertise to be a critical member of the healthcare team and provide anesthetics to patients throughout the life cycle in diverse settings such as small local hospitals, regional centers, and rural or urban settings for all types of surgery or procedures.

Transfer Policy

Northeastern University regulations for transfer credit are published in this catalog. The transfer policy specific to this doctoral program is defined as a maximum of 9 semester hours or 12 quarter hours of credit earned at another institution may be accepted toward the degree being pursued at Northeastern, provided the credits:

1. Consist of work taken at the graduate level for graduate credit
2. Carry grades of 3.000 or better
3. Have been earned at an accredited institution
4. Have not been used toward any baccalaureate or advanced degree or certificate at another institution
5. Transfer credits must be approved by the program administrator and course faculty 

Please visit Bouvé College Learning Outcomes for the specific student learning outcomes for this program.

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• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
• Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

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Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

A grade of B or higher is required in all coursework.

Core Requirements 

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Core
NRSG 5117	Advanced Pharmacology	2
NRSG 5121	Epidemiology and Population Health	3
NRSG 5126	Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice	3
NRSG 6115	Health Assessment	3
NRSG 6300	Healthcare Finance and Marketing	3
NRSG 6302	Health Policy and Law	3
NRSG 6306	Health Informatics	3
NRSG 7100	Leadership in Advanced Practice Nursing	3
Didactic
NRSG 7500	Role/Practice Issues in Nurse Anesthesia	3
NRSG 7503	Pharmacotherapeutics in Anesthesia and Critical Care Nursing	3
NRSG 7506	Applied Chemistry, Physics, and Cardiopulmonary Physiology of Anesthesia	3
NRSG 7509	Advanced Concepts in Nurse Anesthesia Practice	3
NRSG 7511	Applied Gross Anatomy and Physiology of Anesthesia	3
NRSG 7520	Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia Practice 1	3
NRSG 7523	Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia Practice 2	3
NRSG 7526	Conceptual Basis of Nurse Anesthesia Practice 3	3
Practicum
NRSG 7530	Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 1	3
NRSG 7533	Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 2	3
NRSG 7536	Nurse Anesthesia Practicum 3	4
Research
NRSG 7105	Translating Research Evidence into Practice	3
NRSG 7920	The Steps to Practice Inquiry: Analyze, Evaluate, Synthesize, and Apply the Evidence	3
Project
NRSG 7921	DNP Scholarly Project 1: Design and Ethical Consideration of Practice Application	3
NRSG 7922	DNP Scholarly Project 2: Applying Practice Knowledge—Implementation/Outcomes	3
NRSG 7923	DNP Scholarly Project 3: Dissemination of Practice Inquiry	3
Clinical
NRSG 7540	Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse Anesthesia 1	1
NRSG 7543	Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse Anesthesia 2	2
NRSG 7546	Advanced Clinical Experiences in Nurse Anesthesia 3	2

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

77 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required