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Quinnipiac University is the newest school that offers DNP in Connecticut! It received accreditation in January of 2014.
Quinnipiac University
Nurse Anesthesia Program
275 Mt. Carmel Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518
Contact Information
Karita Elsy Kack, CRNA, DNAP, Program Director
ph: (203) 582-7969
fax: (203) 582-8936
email: Karita.Kack@quinnipiac.edu
Quick Facts
CRNA Degree offered
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), Post Master’s DNP (completion)
Program Length
36 months, full time
Credit Hours
80 credit hours
Starting Month
May
Application Deadline
Feb 1
Entire Cost of CRNA School at Quinnipiac University Nurse Anesthesia Program.
Cost of Tuition: $86,800
Fees and expenses: $15,750
Grand Total:$102,550
Quinnipiac University Tuition Link
Class Size
12-15 students
CRNA Program Summary
Are you concerned that the Quinnipiac University 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.
Your first two semesters are entirely in the classroom.
This period is vital, as they teach you everything you need to know about pharmacology, anatomy and chemistry/physics.
During your third semester, you begin clinicals.
Don’t worry though. Before you start on real-live-people, you’ll get to practice on dummies in the sim lab – and all of the anesthesia equipment.
Your fourth semester is all about applying theory to practice. Less class work, more time in clinicals.
The second year is when you get into the more advanced principles. You’ll learn obstetrics, pediatrics and the sim lab.
And if that goes well? You begin your specialty rotations in the hospital setting.
Program Requirements
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CRNA Program Requirements
A baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) or an appropriate science such as biology, chemistry, health sciences, or pharmacology from a NLNAC and/or CCNE accredited nursing program.
RN:
RN license to practice in the US at the time of application, a Connecticut RN license will be required upon admission.
Critical Care:
Minimum of 2 years of critical care experience and cannot be over 5 years old for consideration.
Acceptable critical care experience includes:
- ICU
- Cardio-Thoracic ICU
- Neuro ICU
- Trauma ICU
May be considered if in a pediatric-specific hospital:
- Pediatric ICU
May be considered if in level I facility:
- Neonatal ICU
- Emergency Room
The following experience is NOT accepted:
- Telemetry
- Cath Lab
- Operating Room
- Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
GPA:
Cumulative undergraduate GPA of 3.0
Minimum GRE scores:
Not required
TOEFL:
TOEFL or IELTS Exam scores are required if you are an applicant from a non-English speaking country.
Certifications:
- BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support)
- ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
- PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
- CCRN (Critical Care Registered Nurse)
Please email (graduate@qu.edu), fax (203-582-3443), mail a copy of your current certifications (BLS, ACLS, PALS, CCRN) or upload your current certifications (into your online application).
CRNA Educational Requirements
None of the required prerequisites can be over ten years old at the time of application.
- General or Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
- Anatomy with lab
- Physiology with lab
- Microbiology
- Statistics
- Pharmacology
Quinnipiac University Nurse Anesthesia Program
CRNA School Performance
Accredited CRNA Programs are reviewed regularly.
Quinnipiac University Ct. and will be reviewed again 10/2029.
First time Pass Rate: 100% (Classes of 2019, and 2020)
Attrition Rate: 0% (Class of 2020)
Employment Rate: 100% (Class of 2019)
CRNA Salaries
An average nurse anesthetist salary in Quinnipiac University Nurse Anesthesia Program, Connecticut
Connecticut CRNA salaries are above the national average with an annual mean wage of $198,750.
An average annual nurse anesthetist salary in the US is $181,040 (according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 study)
Salaries pulled from Bureau of Labor Statistics
All information was taken from Quinnipiac University Nurse Anesthesia Program website.
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