Degree Requirements (51 credits)
To earn the Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia degree, students must satisfactorily complete fifty-one credits. Eighteen of these credits are taken at Saint Joseph’s University and thirty-three at the Hospital School.
Courses
I. Core Courses (offered at Nazareth Hospital) (33 credits)
All students are required to take Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology in Anesthesia I & II, Chemistry and Physics I & II, Advanced Pharmacology I and II, Orientation to the Study and Practice of Anesthesia, Advanced Principles of Practice, Advanced Health / Physical Assessment / Clinical Practice, and Senior Evidence-Based Practice Presentation.
II. Saint Joseph’s University Courses (18 credits)
Students are also required to take Health Services Research, Ethics of Health Care, and Health Care Law, plus any three of the following: Health Administration, Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability, Managed Health Care, Program Planning for Wellness, Epidemiology and Community Health, Curriculum Strategies for Health Educators, Stress and Crisis Management, and Addictions.
Core Courses (offered at Nazareth Hospital)
GRA 3505 Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology in Anesthesia I
GRA 3515 Chemistry and Physics I
GRA 3525 Pharmacology I
GRA 4005 Orientation to the Study and Practice of Anesthesia
GRA 4105 Anatomy/Physiology/Pathophysiology in Anesthesia II
GRA 4155 Chemistry and Physics of Anesthesia II and III
GRA 4185 Pharmacology II
GRA 4305 Advanced Principles of Practice
GRA 4995 Clinical Practicum
GRA 4365 Thesis Presentation
Saint Joseph’s University Courses
HAD/HED 4025 Health Services Research
HAD 4745 Ethics of Health Care
HAD 4655 Health Care Law
Plus any three of the following:
HAD 4605 Health Administration
HAD 4625 Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Illness and Disability
HED 4765 Managed Health Care
HED 4775 Program Planning for Wellness
HED 4805 Epidemiology and Community Health
HED 4845 Curriculum Strategies for Health Educators
HED 4855 Stress and Crisis Management
HED 4885 Addictions
