HENDERSON, Nev.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The College of Nursing at Roseman University of Health Sciences today announced its new Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia (DNPNA) program to address the national demand for Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). The program, approved by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs (COA), is accepting applications for an inaugural class starting in July 2024.
Roseman’s DNPNA program will be based at its Henderson, Nevada campus and delivered over 36 months in a hybrid-online format, with students learning didactic curriculum online, and clinical and experiential learning on campus and at partner clinical sites throughout Southern Nevada beginning midway through the first year of the program.
“Roseman’s DNPNA students will learn how to administer anesthesia and deliver anesthesia-related services independently and as part of an interprofessional team. Students will learn through real-world scenarios using state-of-the-art simulation and training in collaboration with clinical partners in Southern Nevada," said Nathaniel Apatov, PhD, MHS, MSN, CRNA, LTC USA (Retired), Roseman’s DNPNA program director. “Further, students will have the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and systems-level thinking, while learning their important role in a health care team.”
Upon successful completion of the program, students will earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, be fully knowledgeable and skilled in administrating anesthesia, and be prepared to apply for CRNA licensing.
“We are delighted to launch this new program to prepare nurses for one of the most in-demand and critical roles in health care,” says Brian Oxhorn, PhD, RN, dean of Roseman University College of Nursing. “Our aging population, increase in chronic diseases requiring surgery and the shortage of anesthesiologists all contribute to high job opportunities and pay upon graduation and licensure.”
According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, job growth for CRNAs is expected to be 38 percent over the next ten years. In 2022, nationally Nurse Anesthetists made a median salary of $203,090, with the best-paid 25 percent earning $227,160 that year, while the lowest-paid 25 percent earning $174,190, making CRNAs the highest paid among nursing specialties.
To be eligible for admission into Roseman University’s DNPNA program, applicants must have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or other appropriate baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution, as well as an unencumbered license as a registered professional nurse and/or an advanced practice registered nurse. For more information, visit nursing.roseman.edu.
About Roseman University of Health Sciences
Founded in Henderson, Nevada in 1999, Roseman University of Health Sciences is a non-profit, private institution of higher learning training the next generation of undergraduate and graduate level health care professionals that serve, collaborate, and set new standards in their communities and within their professions. With campuses in Henderson and Summerlin (Las Vegas), Nevada and South Jordan, Utah, the University is comprised of the College of Dental Medicine, offering a Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD) and Advanced Education in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (AEODO) residency programs, and an Advanced Education in General Dentistry (AEGD) residency program in partnership with NYU Langone Dental Medicine; College of Pharmacy, offering a Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) and Dual Accelerated Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Sciences in Pharmaceutical Sciences (PharmD-MSPS); College of Nursing, offering an Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (ABSN), Master of Science in Nursing/Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN/FNP) and Doctor of Nursing Practice in Nurse Anesthesia (DNPNA); and College of Graduate Studies offering a Master of Science in Pharmaceutical Sciences (MSPS), and Master of Science in Biomedical Sciences (MBS). Roseman University of Health Sciences will also offer a Doctor of Medicine (MD) through its College of Medicine once it becomes accredited. More than 7,800 Roseman graduates are caring for patients, conducting research, and engaged in public health and policy in Nevada, Utah and across the country. Roseman University is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. www.roseman.edu.
