Program Goals/Outcomes

1. Prepare graduates to become competent certified registered nurse anesthetists who integrate critical analysis from the sciences and humanities, improving health outcomes.
2. Provide a full spectrum of evidence-based anesthesia care throughout populations’ life span to optimize health outcomes.
3. Apply and translate nurse anesthesia practice theories based on scientific knowledge and clinical expertise while integrating and improving clinical practice.
4. Demonstrate behaviors that encourage respect for diversity, acknowledge human worth and dignity, impact the ethical, legal, and social factors of global health policy while accepting responsibility and accountability for one’s own actions as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
5. Apply technology and scientific health information to coordinate and deliver personalized healthcare across the lifespan.
6. Demonstrate clinical scholarship and analytical methods for evidence-based practice to improve professional nurse anesthesia practice and health outcomes.
7. Collaborate effectively as a leader and member of the interprofessional surgical team to maximize communication and coordination of care to achieve the best patient outcomes.
8. Foster an appreciation for the necessity of life-long learning, critical thinking, and continuing to grow personally and professionally while assuming accountability.
9. Demonstrate, as a certified registered nurse anesthetist, professionalism, accountability, and ownership while providing patient-centered care that recognizes the diversity and respects consumer preferences. 

Admissions Requirements

The following are prerequisites for admission into the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (AGACNP) - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), Doctorate of Nursing Practice program and are consistent with the present Hofstra Northwell criteria for admission into graduate nursing programs and the requirements set forth by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.

1. BS in Nursing from an accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or above on a 4.0 scale for baccalaureate nursing degree and subsequent graduate work
2. An unencumbered New York State RN license
3. A minimum of two years of full-time recent critical care experience is required in an Adult ICU or PICU
4. Verification of a basic health assessment course
5. CCRN Certification (Pediatric or Adult)
6. AHA Certification: For BLS, ACLS, and PALS 
7. An updated curriculum vitae 
8. Three letters of recommendation

• The applicant’s current immediate manager;
• The director or a faculty member from the most recent academic program attended (if the applicant has been a nursing student in the last five years); and,
• A person who can attest to the applicant’s professional work

9. A pre-admission interview
10. CASPer™, a 90-minute online situational judgment test, serves to further enhance our holistic application review process by assessing non-cognitive skills and identifying personal attributes such as ethics, empathy, cultural sensitivity, collaboration, resiliency, and adaptability. CASPer™ test results are only valid for one admissions cycle. Applicants who have taken the test in previous years will need to re-take the exam
11. One written essay
12. Must have completed a shadow experience with a CRNA in the OR
13. Comprehensive background check

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 97.5

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THIRD-YEAR