Geisinger Nurse Anesthesia Program & Bloomsburg University
Geisinger Nurse Anesthesia Program opened in August 2009, replacing one that closed down about ten years ago. This time, they offer their program in conjunction with Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Geisinger Nurse Anesthesia School
Geisinger Health System With Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania Nurse Anesthesia Program 100 North Academy Avenue Danville, PA 17822
Contact Information Arthur F Richer, CRNA, MS, Interim Program Director, Nurse Anesthesia Program ph: (570) 271-6763 fax: (570) 271-6762 email: aricher@geisinger.edu
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered Master of Science in Nursing, Post-Master's Certificate
Program Length 33 months, full time
Credit Hours 66 credits
Starting Month(s) September
Application Deadline October 1st. This is a rolling admissions process and once applications are reviewed, interviews with will be conducted.
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 In State Tuition: $27,864 *Fees and expenses: $3,000 Grand Total: $30,864
Cost of Out of State Tuition: $44,584 *Fees and expenses: $3,000 Grand Total: $47,584
*This includes the cost of health insurance, books and supplies, test fees and miscellaneous school expenses.
Are you concerned that Geisinger 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.
Students will spend the first fall and spring semesters taking core graduate-level nursing courses. During the first summer semester, students will begin the clinical component at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville taking courses such as pharmacology, pathophysiology, chemistry and physics as they relate to the administration of anesthesia.
Students are placed in a variety of settings as appropriate to the clinical course objectives and goals. The selection is made jointly by the faculty adviser and the individual student. Attention is given to selecting clinical sites relatively close to the student's place of residence insofar as possible.
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CRNA Program Requirements
Required Bachelor Degree Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN) from a nationally accredited school
RN: Current, encumbered Pennsylvania professional nursing license.
Critical Care: One year of recent experience in critical care nursing
Acceptable critical care experience includes:
ICU (Intensive Care Unit)
CCU (Coronary Care Unit)
Pediatric ICU
Neonatal ICU
QPA (Rather than GPA): Undergraduate quality point average (QPA) of at least 3.0. QPA measures your level of achievement, not just your grade. In this system, Honors and AP classes are worth more than regular classes.
Minimum GRE scores: Graduate Record Exam is not required
International Students: The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 (paper based); 79(internet based); 213 (computer based); or the Test of Spoken English (where available) is required ofall international students.
Certifications:
ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
Course Prerequisites
Statistics
Research and Health Assessment (as a separate course or integrated concept)
Bloomsburg University’s CRNA program information page isn’t polished quite yet. They don’t have all the info you need in one place and there’s duplicate information stored in different sections of their school’s website. Also, they don’t have a curriculum guide up yet. As it’s a new program, I expect some of these kinks to iron themselves out in time.
CRNA School Performance
CRNA School Rankings - U.S. News & World Report (2011) 2.4 out of 5.0. Ranked 72 out of 107 CRNA programs.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Geisinger Nurse Anesthesia Program Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 05/2009. It was given 6 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 05/2015. Because this program is brand new (began in 2009), it cannot be given the maximum of 10 years.
