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Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice

Objectives

Objectives

DNAP Objectives and Outcomes
Graduates of the DNAP will be able to:
-	Apply physiological, safety, and organizational theories to promote patient safety, enhance quality care, and improve nurse anesthesia practice.
-	Analyze and synthesize relevant scientific literature and apply results to improve nurse anesthesia practice and patient care outcomes in a culturally sensitive manner.
-	Communicate effectively with patients, families, the public, and other health professionals.
-	Demonstrate leadership skills to meet the challenges of increasingly complex health care and educational environments impacting nurse anesthetists.
-	Develop effective strategies for managing ethical dilemmas inherent in anesthesia patient care and the workplace.
-	Employ teaching and learning principles for the nurse anesthetist in educating and counseling individuals, families, students in training, and groups.
-	Demonstrate nurse anesthesia scholarship through presentations, publications, leadership activities, and collaboration with other disciplines.
-	Utilize technology and information systems to analyze, manage, and present data.

Students will demonstrate achievement of these objectives through the following outcome measures:
-	Successful completion of all requisite coursework with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher.
-	Completion of a nurse anesthesia capstone project that can include submission of a paper for publication to a professional journal or poster for presentation at a professional conference.
-	Successful completion of a clinical portfolio.
-	Participation in leadership, education, and management activities in a health care system, academic institution, or professional association.


Virginia Commonwealth University Date Last Modified: April 30, 2009 Contact Department Webmaster	Department of Nurse Anesthesia School of Allied Health Professions 1200 E. Broad St. P.O. Box 980226 Richmond, Virginia 23298 Phone: (804)828-9808 Fax: (804)828-0581

April 30, 2009