Our Lady of Lourdes Health System Nurse Anesthetist Program
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center is one of two CRNA schools in New Jersey.
Our Lady of Lourdes Health System CRNA Program
Our Lady of Lourdes Health System and Drexel University Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Nurse Anesthesia Program 1600 Haddon Avenue Pavilion 3rd Floor Camden, NJ 08103
Contact Information Catherine Y Morse, CRNA, EdD, MSN, Program Director Alice Jurski, CRNA, MSN, Assistant Program Director ph: (856) 757-3730 fax: (856) 968-2568 email: LHSOLLMCNAP@Lourdesnet.org
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree (s) offered Master of Science in Nursing with the Specialty of Anesthesia, Post-Master's Certificate in Anesthesia
Program Length 27 months, full time
Credit Hours 93 quarter credits
Starting Month(s) April
Application Deadline All materials/applications must be received no later than September 30th. Incomplete applications will not be considered. The program welcomes applications or inquiries twelve months a year.
Please note that tuition is calculated at the 2010 rate. Tuition at most schools increases each academic year. Over the duration of the program, expect to pay a tuition that is slightly higher than what is shown here.
Cost of Tuition: $71,610 *Fees and expenses: $2,000 Grand Total: $73,610
*This figure is an estimation based on typical fees and expenses in a nurse anesthesia program. This was not found on the Lady of Lourdes Health System website.
Class Size The Lourdes NAP interviews for 15-25 seats per class.
Are you concerned that Our Lady of Lourdes Health System NAP 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.
OLLMC offers an integrated program, with clinical practicum beginning in the second semester. This allows you to practice your skills early on, giving you a context in which to place your didactic education.
“The OLLMC campus is the main principal [clinical] site and provides the students with all requirement components of clinical training which includes open heart, major vascular, major GI, and high risk obstetrics. Students will gain experiences in anesthetic management situations not offered at the primary clinical sites by attending off campus rotations. Our second principal clinical site, South Jersey Health Systems, offers similar patient populations and surgical procedures.”
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CRNA Program Requirements
Required Bachelor Degree A baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing from an accredited program. Applications from RNs who hold a non-nursing baccalaureate degree are considered on an individual case by case basis.
To meet university admission requirements, a “non-nursing bachelor’s degree” must be converted to a Bachelor of Nursing (BSN). This is accomplished by successfully completing a one-time 3 credit “bridge course" prior to the start of the program.
If you will have completed your bachelor’s degree prior to the start date (April of any given year) you may be eligible for a personal interview.
RN: Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a RN in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey.
Critical Care: A minimum of two years of current clinical critical care nursing experience. All critical care experience must be as an RN.
Emphasis is placed on knowledge of:
invasive hemodynamic monitoring
pharmacological management of vasoactive drugs
ventilator management
The preferred acute care areas are (in order of preference):
CCU (Critical Coronary/Cardiac Care)
SICU (Surgical Intensive Care)
MICU (Medical Intensive Care)
NICU ( Neurological Intensive Care)
PICU/NICU (Pediatric or Neonatal Intensive Care)
Applicants, whose primary experience is in the Emergency Room, Interventional Radiology, and PACU, have also been accepted, provided that applicant can demonstrate familiarity with invasive monitoring, ventilators, and critical care pharmacology.
The OLLMC NAP requirement is that the candidate must possess at least two years of acute care experience. If you will have completed a minimum of 2 years prior to the start date (April of any given year) you may be eligible for a personal interview.
GPA: Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.2 (on a scale of 4.0).
Minimum GRE scores: GREs are NOT required
International Students: Graduates of foreign schools must also have satisfactory scores in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). International students must submit an official copy of the World Education Service (WES) transcripts with the admission application.
International students applying to the program are NOT eligible for an F-1 or J-1 visa to attend the program. International students must have legal residence via TN visa, family sponsorship, or green card/permanent legal resident card. Please call the office at 856.757.3730 for more information.
The Class of 2011 had a 90% pass rate for first time takers & 100% with second time takers.
The student attrition rate for the 2010-2018 accreditation cycle is currently 1.3%.
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly. Our Lady of Lourdes Health System Nurse Anesthetist Program was last reviewed 10/2009. It was given the maximum of 10 years accreditation and will be reviewed again 10/2019. This shows that the program is in full compliance with the COA’s accreditation standards.
Time Commitment The average number of hours students must commit to the program is 70 hours per week. This includes classroom and clinical hours (clinical shifts include evenings, nights, and weekends). Study time is NOT included in the 70 hours time frame.
Can I work as an RN while I’m in the program? Students are strongly encouraged NOT to work while enrolled in the program.
