Bradley University Nurse Anesthesia Program Interview
Decatur Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program began educating Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists in 1965 to address the shortage of nurse anesthetists and improve recruitment efforts of the hospital. The nurse anesthesia program has evolved throughout its existence to meet the needs and expectations of our students, the nurse anesthesia profession, and requirements for continued accreditation.
- The school’s Doctor of Nursing Practice nurse anesthesia program recently was granted the maximum 10-year accreditation from the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs. The University of Minnesota School of Nursing was the first school in the nation to offer the Doctor of Nursing Practice specialty in nurse anesthesia.
- Decatur - Decatur Memorial Hospital’s Nurse Anesthesia Program/Bradley University, 2300 North Edward Street,; Rhonda M. Gee, CRNA, MSN; Jon M. Jacoby, MD; (217) 876-2578; Fax: (217) 876-2587; E-mail: [email protected] L33; SD AUG DLR 10/1999 NRD 10/2009 Master of Science in Nursing/Nurse Administered Anesthesia Major.
Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) partnered with Millikin University in the summer of 2010 to launch The Millikin University and Decatur Memorial Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program. Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) coursework at DMH and the Millikin University School of Nursing prepares qualified, experienced Registered Nurses in the Advanced Practice Nursing specialty of nurse anesthesia. A strong emphasis is placed upon performance learning opportunities focusing on advanced knowledge and technical skills required for unrestricted nurse anesthesia practice.
The DNP post-baccalaureate nurse anesthesia program is a face to face 36-month course of study designed to prepare professional nurses as practitioners of nurse anesthesia eligible for national certification from the National Board of Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.
- The Nurse Anesthesia Program is an 88-credit, 36 month full-time course of study culminating in the DNP degree.
Bradley University Nurse Anesthesia Programs
Once the anesthesia practicum courses begin, the student does not follow the traditional university semester calendar. Each practicum course is continuous with the next practicum and with vacation and holiday time appropriately allocated to the individual student.
Bradley University Nurse Anesthesia Program Requirements
Decatur Memorial Hospital’s Nurse Anesthesia Program 2300 North Edward Street Decatur, Illinois 62526 phone: 217-876-2578 fax: 217-876-2568 |