Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists |
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Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists

Certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) are anesthesia specialists who administer approximately 65 % of the 26 million anesthetics given to patients each year in the United States. CRNAs are the sole anesthesia providers in nearly half of all hospitals and more than two-thirds of the rural hospitals in the United States, affording these medical facilities obstetrical, surgical, and trauma stabilization capabilities which cannot be achieved without CRNA anesthesia services. Nurse anesthetists also serve our country by providing 100% of all anesthetics for the United States Army frontline facilities. If you are a highly motivated and proficient nursing professional and think this profession may be of interest to you further information about the role of nurse anesthetists may be found at The American Association of Nurse Anesthetist website: www.aana.com.

Disclaimer

Past experience has proven that new nursing students are more successful if they begin the program with an orientation. Therefore, students accepted to any program at the College of Nursing are required to attend a new student orientation. This is the final step in the application and acceptance process and it cannot be waived or postponed.

Accepted students should not make final plans for travel, studying abroad, or other activities that may interfere with attendance at the mandatory orientation. In addition, students are encouraged to clear attendance at the mandatory orientation with their current professor if they are enrolled in a class at the time of orientation.

Students who are unable to attend the orientation will not be permitted to enter the program that semester and may apply again to be accepted for a later term.