DePaul University & Evanston Northwestern Hospital's School of Nurse Anesthesia
DePaul University is one of five CRNA schools in Illinois.
Evanston Northwestern Hospital CRNA Program
Evanston Northwestern Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia DePaul University & North Shore Evanston Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia 2650 Ridge Avenue, Rm G603 Evanston, IL 60201
Contact Information Bernadette T Roche, CRNA, EdD, Administrative Director ph: (847) 570-1959 fax: (847) 733-5392 email: anesthesiaschool@northshore.org
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered MS Nursing, Post-Master's Certificate
Program Length 36 months, full time only
Credit Hours 72 quarter hours
Starting Month(s) September
Application Deadline July 1st for Fall 2013 admission. Applications are considered active for two consecutive years.
Tuition is calculated at the 2011-2012 rate. Tuition at most schools increases each academic year. Over the duration of the program, expect to pay a tuition that is 5% to 15% higher than what is shown here.
Cost of Tuition: $44,800 *Fees and expenses: $3,200 Grand Total: $48,000
*This includes the cost of health insurance, books and supplies, test fees and miscellaneous school expenses.
Academic and Clinical Experience Are you concerned that the Evanston Northwestern Hospital Nurse Anesthesia Program won’t give you the specific experiences or training you need to be a successful CRNA? Learn what standards CRNA Programs must meet in order to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia (COA).
This CRNA program (as well as all others that are accredited by the COA) prepares you to take the CCNA certification exam at the conclusion of the program, allowing you to become a CRNA.
Year I: The first twelve months are devoted to core nursing courses (12 qtr hours), applied science courses (18 qtr hours), advanced physical assessment (2 qtr hrs). and pharmacology (4 qtr hrs). There is no clinical residency in the first year.
Year 2: The second twelve months includes 20 quarter hours in core anesthesia courses: principles of anesthesia practice, (8 qtr hrs), pathophysiology (6 qtr hrs), anesthetic pharmacology (6 qtr hrs), and the three clinical practicums.
Year 3: The final twelve months inlcude 8 quarter hours in graduate nursing research, 4 quarter hours in advanced principles of anesthesia, and four clinical practicums.
Academic coursework is woven throughout the 21 month clinical residency and includes advanced principles of practice, research, seminar presentations, clinical conferences, and professional meetings.
Clinical residency consists of seven practicums where you will work under the instruction/supervision of a CRNA or anesthesiologist. As you gain more competence, you’ll be given more responsibility.
You’ll administer general and regional anesthesia to all patient populations and for all surgical and diagnostic procedures including but not limited to general surgery, orthopedics, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, geriatrics, transplant, thoracic, open heart, neurosurgery, trauma and office based anesthesia.
You’ll administer approximately 950 anesthetics during your residency.
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CRNA Program Requirements
BSN BSN is preferred. If you have a non-nursing degree, you’ll need to complete three additional undergraduate courses at DePaul.
RN: You need to be eligible for an RN license in the state of Illinois.
Critical Care: Minimum of one year nursing experience in critical care, two years preferred.
Acceptable critical care experience includes:
SICU (Surgical Intensive Care)
MICU (Medical Intensive Care)
CVICU (Cardiovascular Intensive Care)
PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit)
CCU (Coronary Care Unit)
CTICU (Cardio Thoracic Intensive Care Unit)
They do not accept:
OR (operating Room)
PACU (Post Anesthesia Care Unit)
NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care)
Cardiac Step-down
Telemetry
Emergency Room
other specialty areas of nursing practice
GPA: 3.0 or better
Minimum GRE scores: A compiled score of 1000 on the verbal and quantitative sections and a 4.0 on the written analytical section are desirable.
TOELF: Test of Foreign Language (TOEFL) may be required for applicants who speak English as a second language.
Certifications:
BCLS (Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support )
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Shadow day with a CRNA is strongly recommended.
CRNA Educational Requirements
Graduate level Statistics is recommended. May be taken during the first year of the program.
Organic Chemistry (or Biochemistry) must be taken within the last five years.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Evanston Northwestern Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia’s was last reviewed 10/2005. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 10/2015. This shows that the program is very stable.
Pass Rate for CRNA Boards at Evanston Northwestern Hospital School of Nurse Anesthesia
First-time test takers: 95.12% (2002-2010 graduates)
An average nurse anesthetist salary in Illinois Illinois CRNA salaries are about the same as the U.S. average and fluctuate around the $145k-170k range.
An average annual nurse anesthetist salary in the US is $163,467 (according to a 2008 study)
Rural average: $174,214
Metropolitan average: $164,148
Suburban average: $156,630
Average starting CRNA salaries range from: $110,000-$130,000.
What does the average student registered nurse anesthetist look like? The average SRNA is 32 years old. Seventy five percent are female, 52% are married, 33% have children, 29% are out of state, and 4% are in the Army Reserves. Eighty-five percent are degree seeking with concurrent enrollment at DePaul University.
How many hours should I expect to be engaged in the program each week? The program is designed for full time study. During clinical residency (the last two years), the time committee to residency, lectures, and personal study averages 56 hrs a week.
Can I work as an RN while I’m in the program? There is no clinical residency during the first year and SRNA’s usually work 20-40hrs.
During clinical residency (year 2-3), NATs in good academic standing are allowed to work a maximum of 16 hours/week, however, very few SRNA’s are able to work on a regular basis.
What makes DePaul University unique? It is one of the oldest schools in the U.S. and Evanston Northwestern Hospital’s school of nurse anesthesia was the first program to be accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs in 1952.
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