Villanova University & Crozer-Chester Medical Center CRNA School

Address:

800 E. Lancaster Avenue
Villanova,
PA 19085

Contact Information:

Phone: (610) 519-4500
Email: info@ villanova.edu
Url: website

Program Summary:

Villanova University College of Nursing and Crozer-Chester Medical Center have collaborated on the development of a joint program to prepare Nurse Anesthetists with a Master of Science Degree in Nursing from Villanova University. There is also a post-master’s option.From a students prospective, expect the first 6 months to be quite busy. You will have frequent classes on many topics during the day and Villanova MSN courses at night 1-2 days a week (If you don’t take any cores beforehand). Some weeks you might have 3-5 anesthesia exams, papers, presentations, and other projects. Beginning in November you will begin clinical rotations one day a week.” (Villanova University & Crozer-Chester Medical Center CRNA School)

CRNA School Overview:

Program created: 1964 Ranking: 2.9 out of 5.0 Class size: 25 Attrition Rate: 3.5% over past 5 years Tuition: approx. $50,000 National Certification Exam (NCE) First time passing rate: 75% in 2012

CRNA Program Requirements:

License: BSN with current RN license
Work Experience: he program requires all applicants to have one full year of ICU experience in order to be invited to interview with the Program Administrators.
Critical care experience must be obtained in a critical care area within the United States, its territories, or a U.S. military hospital outside of the United States. A critical care area is defined as one where, on a routine basis, the registered professional nurse manages one or more of the following: invasive hemodynamic monitors (such as pulmonary artery catheter, CVP, arterial); cardiac assist devices; mechanical ventilation; and vasoactive drips. The critical care areas include intensive care units. Those who have experience in other areas may be considered provided they can demonstrate competence with invasive monitoring, ventilators, and critical care pharmacology.
Accepted: Surgical or Cardiac ICUs (preferred) and Pediatric ICU (in a large Children’s Hospital), ER (must be in a large trauma center)
PACU: will only be considered if the critically ill patients (Open heart, neuro, AAA’s etc.) do not go directly to ICU after surgery.
GPA: No minimum stated on website
GRE: A score of 400 for Millers and a minimum of 430 on verbal on GREs. (MSN applicant only)
Certifications: ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
PALS (Pediatric Advanced Life Support)
BLS (Basic Life Support)

Prerequisites:

not listed

Interview:

The interviews are held on the Crozer-Chester Medical Center Campus with several program administrators and faculty members. A tour of the Villanova Campus may be arranged thorough Dr. Marguerite Schlag, Associate Dean for Graduate Nursing Programs. The interview, curriculum and program review is scheduled from either 0900-12noon or 1000-1300. The interview is comprehensive and includes a variety of topics which include personal, professional and clinical inquiries. There is no written test, however, they do ask the candidates to answer a brief essay, in writing, during the interview period.

CRNA Program Setup:
Classes Start:

August

Duration:

28 months

Curriculum:

Clinical experience is obtained at clinical sites located in Philadelphia and its suburbs, central Pennsylvania, New Jersey and in Delaware. Assignments to the various sites are made in consultation with the program director, clinical site coordinator and the student. Students who live in the Lehigh Valley or Hershey area will rotate to Hershey Medical and Lehigh Valley hospitals. Lancaster General has been added as a site available to students from that area also. Senior students may elect to rotate through several community hospitals, again in consultation with the program director, clinical site coordinator and the student.

Clinical Sites:

Disclaimer: Information on this page was gathered from the school's website and through phone interviews. A school's curriculum can change frequently, so we make sure that you are provided with the most up to date information. Our team regularly checks for any changes that CRNA programs make to their curriculum. The ranking of schools was based off of the 2011 US News World Report for Graduate Schools