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Certificate in Nurse Administered Anesthesia
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Program Overview
The certificate program in Nurse Administered Anesthesia (NRAN) is a two-year program that has been developed to respond to the need for certified registered nurse anesthetists. Registered nurses who currently have a master's degree or higher will be given an opportunity to earn a certificate in nurse-administered anesthesia. By earning the certificate, the individual will be eligible to take the certification examination that would result in the designation of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA). Because certificate students and NRAN majors will take the same selected courses, enrollment in the certificate program will be very limited. The program is accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commision and the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs.
Program Requirements
The Certificate in Nurse Administered Anesthesia program requires 20 semester hours in specified subjects including advanced physiology, pharmacology, and nurse administered anesthesia principles. Students complete the program in 24 months. Some of the coursework is taken at Bradley University. For the remainder of the program, students are on-site at Decatur Memorial Hospital. Please see the Decatur Memorial Hospital web site for a complete list of program requirements.
Required Courses:
BIO 525 Advanced Physiology (3 hours)
BIO 570 Seminar: contrmporary Physiology (3 hours)
NUR 670 Nurse Administered Aneshesia Principles I (3 hours)
NUR 671 Nurse Administered Aneshesia Principles II (3 hours)
NUR 672 Pharmacology I (4 hours)
NUR 673 Pharmacology II (4 hours)
NUR 675 Nurse Administered Aneshesia Internsip (0 hours)
Faculty Research Interests
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Admission Requirements
In addition to meeting the admission requirements of the Graduate School, individuals seeking admission to the certificate program are required to be licensed as a registered nurse in Illinois with a master's degree or higher in a related nursing field. Applicants must have completed at least one semester of college physics with a grade of "B" or better; completed one year of college chemistry courses equivalent to CHM 319 (inorganic) and CHM 351 (organic) with a grade of "B" or better; completed a collegiate upper division health assessment course with a grade of "B" or better; completed at least one year working as a professional nurse in an adult critical care setting; and satisfactorily passed an interview with graduate nursing faculty members.
Department Contact Information
Graduate Program Coordinator/Department Chair
Dr. Fran Armmer, (309) 677-2528, faa@bradley.edu
Graduate Advisor
Dr. Peggy Flannigan, (309) 677-2568, pnflan@bradley.edu
Department Secretary
Marilyn Miller, (309) 677-2530, mmiller@bradley.edu