MSN Program
MSN > Nurse Anesthesia Track (transitioning to a BSN to DNP program)
Come join a top-tier University of the South that is Christ-centered and excellence driven by becoming a student at Union University in the School of Nursing - Nurse Anesthesia program. The nurse anesthesia graduate curriculum is 31 months in duration and includes training at 14 clinical sites.
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Contact Information
- Admissions:
nursingadmissions@uu.edu, 731-661-6545
Faculty
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Molly Wright, DNP, CRNA, APRN Assistant Professor Chair Nurse Anesthesia Track |
April Yearwood, MSN, CRNA, APRN Assistant Professor Assistant Chair Nurse Anesthesia Track |
Melissa Lefave, MS, CRNA, APRN Assistant Professor Nurse Anesthesia Track
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Human Patient Simulators
The Union University School of Nursing is unique in its innovative teaching strategies with the use of 5 METI Human Patient Simulators
Program Information
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- MSN-NAT Student Handbook: 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 (.pdf)
MSN Nurse Anesthesia Curriculum Model
| Year 1 | Year 2 | ||||
| Winter Semester (January) | |||||
| NUR 519 | Professional Aspects of Nurse Anesthesia |
3 | |||
| NUR 521 | Basic Principles of Anesthesia I | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 6 | ||||
| Spring Semester (February-May) | Spring Semester (January-May) | ||||
| NUR 526 | Theory and Ethics for Advanced Nursing Practice |
2 | NUR 613 | Cardiovascular/Pulmonary Anes. |
3 |
| NUR 515 | Advanced Nursing Statistics for the Health Sciences |
3 | NUR 614 | Neurosurgical Anesthesia | 2 |
| NUR 531 | Anesthesia Pharmacology I | 3 | NUR 574 | Practicum II | 6 |
| NUR 522 | Basic Principles of Anesthesia II | 3 | NUR 533 | Research and Evidence-Based Practice |
3 |
| BIO 505 | Applied Anatomy & Phy I (1st 8 Wks) |
3 | NUR 516 | Informatics and Healthcare | 3 |
| BIO 507 | Applied Anatomy & Phy II (2nd 8 Wks) |
3 | |||
| Total Credits | 17 | Total Credits | 17 | ||
| Summer Semester (June-August) | Summer Semester (June-August) | ||||
| NUR 523 | Clinical Prevention and Population Health |
2 | NUR 691 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Residency |
1 |
| NUR 587 | Anesthesia Techniques | 3 | |||
| NUR 586 | Anesthesia Pathophysiology | 3 | |||
| NUR 532 | Anesthesia Pharmacology II | 3 | |||
| BIO 509 | Applied Human Gross Anatomy |
4 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | Total Credits | 1 | ||
| Fall Semester (September-December) | Fall Semester (September-December) | ||||
| NUR 554 | Practicum I | 5 | NUR 691 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Residency |
1 |
| NUR 611 | Obstetrical Anesthesia | 2 | |||
| NUR 612 | Pediatric Anesthesia | 2 | |||
| NUR 545 | Health Systems and Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice |
2 | |||
| Total Credits | 11 | Total Credits | 1 | ||
| Year 3 | |||||
| Spring Semester (January-May) | Summer Semester (June-August) | ||||
| NUR 691 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Residency |
1 | NUR 691 | Nurse Anesthesia Clinical Residency |
1 |
| Required Elective (Choose one 3 credit hour course) | |||||
| NUR 507 | Curriculum Design | ||||
| NUR 525 | Introduction to Administrative Practice | ||||
| NUR 529 | Health Care and Missions | ||||
| NUR 696 | Thesis | ||||
| Electives offered during various semesters. See course schedule for offering of electives. | |||||
| TOTAL CURRICULUM HOURS 73 | |||||
| For printable version, please print from the current MSN-NAT Student Handbook above. | |||||
2012-2013 Tuition Rates
- $745 per credit hour
- How To Apply For Financial Assistance




