Nurse Anesthesia Concentration < Loma Linda University

The nurse anesthesia concentration is designed to educate critical care registered nurses in the nurse anesthetist role across the life span. Upon completion, graduates are able to exercise advanced levels of clinical judgment, systems thinking, and expanded responsibility, as well as become accountable for planning, implementing, and evaluating evidence-based strategies. Graduates are awarded a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree and are eligible to sit for the National Certification Examination of the National Board on Certification and Recertification of Nurse Anesthetists.

Code	Title	Clock Hours				Total Units
		Lec	Lab	Clinical	Total
Concentration
NGNA 571	Advanced Role for the Nurse Anesthetist I	20			20	2.0
NGNA 572	Advanced Role for the Nurse Anesthetist II	20			20	2.0
NGNA 573	Scientific Foundations of Nurse Anesthesia Practice	40			40	4.0
NGNA 574	Anesthesia Equipment and Technology	20			20	2.0
NGNA 575	Advanced Clinical Anatomy for the Nurse Anesthetist I	10	30		40	2.0
NGNA 576	Advanced Clinical Anatomy for the Nurse Anesthetist II	10	30		40	2.0
NGNA 577	Advanced Physiology for the Nurse Anesthetist	40			40	4.0
NGNA 578	Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology for the Nurse Anesthetist I	40			40	4.0
NGNA 579	Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology for the Nurse Anesthetist II	40			40	4.0
NGNA 580	Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Anesthetists	30	30		60	4.0
NGNA 581	Advanced Pharmacology for the Nurse Anesthetist I	60			60	6.0
NGNA 582	Advanced Pharmacology for the Nurse Anesthetist II	20			20	2.0
NGNA 583	Advanced Pharmacology for the Nurse Anesthetist III	20			20	2.0
NGNA 584	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice I	30	30		60	4.0
NGNA 585	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice II	30	30		60	4.0
NGNA 586	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice III	40			40	4.0
NGNA 587	Principles of Nurse Anesthesia Practice IV	40			40	4.0
Clinical
NGNA 591	Clinical Practicum I			200	200	2.0
NGNA 592	Clinical Practicum II			200	200	2.0
NGNA 593	Clinical Practicum III			200	200	2.0
NGNA 594	Clinical Practicum IV			200	200	2.0
NGNA 595	Clinical Practicum V			400	400	4.0
NGNA 596	Clinical Practicum VI			400	400	4.0
NGNA 597	Clinical Practicum VII			400	400	4.0
NGNA 598	Clinical Practicum VIII			400	400	4.0
NGNA 599	Clinical Practicum IX			400	400	4.0
Total Units		510	150	2800	3460	84

Normal time to complete the program

Thirty-nine (39) months (14 academic quarters)—based on full-time enrollment.