2010-2011 Graduate Catalog

May 13, 2024

2010-2011 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Post Masters Certificates [Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nurse Anesthesia (NAP)]

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Admission

Admission Standards

Admission to the Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthesia programs are open to graduates of masters nursing programs from institutions of higher education that are fully accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agencies and either NLNAC (National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission) or CCNE (Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education). Applicants must hold a current Ohio registered nurse license.( Nurse Anesthesia applicants may hold an unencumbered current registered nurse license from states other than Ohio). Admission shall not be denied on the basis of race, religion, age, sex, color, disability, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, marital or veteran status.

Applications for admission will be reviewed once per year by the Nursing Professional Review Committee. The most qualified applicants will be selected on a space-available basis.

Admission Criteria(Family Nurse Practitioner)

Baccalaureate and Master’s degrees from an institution of higher education that is fully accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency.
Baccalaureate degree from a NLNAC and/or CCNE accredited undergraduate nursing program.
Masters degree in nursing from a NLNAC and/or CCNE accredited graduate nursing program.
Current licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio.
Evidence of capacity for graduate study. A blended cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 for all undergraduate and graduate studies is required.
Congruence of the applicant’s goals with the objectives and resources of the Otterbein University Nursing Department.
Two years full-time or part-time equivalent nursing work experience within the last five years.
Ability to articulate one’s professional goals and express one’s self clearly as evidenced by the admission essay.

Admission Procedure(Family Nurse Practitioner)

Materials required for admission to the Post Masters Program must be submitted to the Graduate School at the address listed below. All contents of the admission file become the legal property of the University and are not returnable or transferable.

Complete the graduate Application for Admission.
Request official transcripts from all previous colleges or universities attended be sent to the Graduate School. In order to be considered official, transcripts must be sent directly from the issuing institution to the Graduate School. If hand-delivered, transcripts must be in an unopened envelope from the issuing institution.
Submit a professional resume.
Give an Otterbein University Graduate Nursing Recommendation Form to two individuals that can support your application to pursue graduate studies (one reference from an RN is preferred). At least one should be from an employer. If the applicant has been in school during the last five years, the other recommendation should be from a nursing professor. Otterbein University reserves the right to contact persons providing recommendations and to contact the recommender to acknowledge receipt of a recommendation.
Submit a 2-4 page essay (typewritten, double-spaced). The essay should:

Summarize professional background.
Discuss professional goals and how these goals can be achieved in the Post Masters NP Program.
Describe past experiences and reflections that have influenced these goals.
Describe personal contributions that can be made to the nursing program and wider community.

This essay should be carefully prepared and edited since it is considered an important component of the admission application.

Provide a current Ohio RN license number on the Application for Admission form. The Graduate School will verify current Ohio RN licensure on the Ohio Board of Nursing website and a copy of the license verification will be added to the student file.
Optional but strongly encouraged: Schedule an appointment with the Nursing Admissions Advisor in the Graduate School for program information.

All admission materials including transcripts must be submitted to:
The Graduate School
Roush Hall, Room 208
Otterbein University
1 South Grove Street
Westerville, OH 43081

Admission Process(Family Nurse Practitioner)

To be considered for full admission in the Post Masters NP program, all admission materials must be submitted to the Graduate School according to the published deadline. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all materials have been submitted by the appropriate deadline. Check with the Graduate School or the website for admission deadlines. (614)-823-3272.

The completed application materials are reviewed by the Nursing Professional Review Committee to determine whether the applicant is accepted into one of the Post Masters NP programs and may enroll in graduate course work. Admission and denial letters will be mailed by the Nursing Department to the applicants home address. Questions regarding the application process or admission status should be directed to the Graduate School at (614) 823-3210.

Admission Criteria (Nurse Anesthesia)

Bachelor’s degree in nursing and Master’s degree in nursing from institutions of higher education that are fully accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission(NLNAC) and/or Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education(CCNE).
Current unencumbered licensure as a registered nurse.
Evidence for capacity for graduate study. A blended cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 or higher for all undergraduate and graduate studies is required. (A grade of C or higher in statistics. Blended science course work GPA of 3.0 or higher.)
Minimum of one year of full time nursing work experience within the last 5 years in a critical care area. (Experience in interpretation of invasive monitors, titration of vasoactive infusions, management of ventilated patients, and care of acutely ill patients. Operating Room and telemetry unit experience are not accepted as critical care experience).
Current ACLS recognition. (CCRN is preferred but not required).
Ability to articulate a clear understanding of the nurse anesthetist’s role.
Submission of the Verification of Observation Form(applicants are required to spend a minimum of one day observing a practicing CRNA or anesthesiologist in the Operating Room).
Submission of the Practice Evaluation Form(to document critical care work experience).
Ability to articulate one’s professional gaols and express one’s self clearly as evidenced by the admission essay and interview.

Admission Procedure (Nurse Anesthesia)

Materials required for admission to the Post Maser’s program must be submitted to the Graduate School at the address listed below. All contents of the admission file become the legal property of the University and are not returnable or transferable.

Complete the Graduate Nursing Application for Admission.
Request separate official transcripts from all previous colleges or universities attended to be sent to the Graduate School. In order to be considered official, transcripts must be in sealed envelopes from the issuing institutions.
Submit a professional resume.
Give an Otterbein University Graduate Nursing Recommendation Form to two individuals that can support your application to pursue graduate study(one recommendation from an RN is preferred). At least one should be from an employer. If the applicant has been in school during the last five years, the other recommendation form should be from a nursing professor. Otterbein University reserves the right to contact persons providing recommendations and to contact a recommender to acknowledge receipt of a recommendation.
Submit a 2-4 page essay(typewritten, double-spaced). The essay should describe your professional goals and how these goals will be achieved in the MSN program. Indicate how your past experiences and reflections have influenced these goals. Describe your understanding of the nurse anesthetist’s role. Identify personal contributions that can be made to nursing and the greater community.
Submit completed Verification of Observation form.
Submit completed Practice survey form.
Submit proof of ACLS recognition.
Provide a current RN license number on the application for admission form. (The Graduate School will verify the license with the board of nursing).
Provide proof of CCRN(preferred, not required)

Send all admission materials to:

The Graduate School
Roush Hall, Room 208
Otterbein University
One South Grove Street
Westerville, OH 43081

Admission Process (Nurse Anesthesia)

To be considered for admission in the Post Masters NA program, all admission materials must be submitted to the Graduate School according to the published deadline. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all materials have been submitted by the appropriate deadline.The Nurse Anesthesia Program receives more applications from qualified applicants than can be accepted. After reviewing the completed application packets, the Nurse Anesthesia Program Admission’s Committee invites approximately four applicants to interview for each available seat in the program. Applicants selected for an interview are notified 4-6 weeks after the application deadline and are scheduled for an interview within the following month.

The completed materials are reviewed by the Nursing Professional Review Committee to determine whether the applicant is admitted into the NA program. Applicants are notified of admission or denial by a letter sent to the home address. Questions about the admission process or admission status should be directed towards the Graduate School at (614)- 823-3210.

Transfer Credit and Credit for Prior Learning

Post Masters Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Anesthesia Programs transfer credit for graduate level course work will be considered if:

The course work is evaluated by the Program Director of the Nurse Practitioner Program, Director of the Anesthesia Program and course faculty.
The transcript and syllabus reflects course work at the graduate level from a NLNAC and/or CCNE accredited graduate nursing program.
Graduate course work must be taken at an institution of higher education that is fully accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting agency.
The NAP only accepts clinical courses from programs accredited by the COA for nurse anesthesia transfer credit.
The content of the transfer course is equivalent to the course offered in the Otterbein University Post Masters Nurse Practitioner or Nurse Anesthesia Programs.
The course has been taken within the previous five years.
The course was completed with a grade of B or higher.
A maximum of one clinical course may be accepted for transfer credit.
The two clinical courses that are eligible for transfer for the Nurse Practitioner program are 1) one of the following - NURS 701, NURS 705 or NURS 706 and 2) NURS 707. The choice of which courses transfer is dependent on the student’s previous MSN preparation.
The clinical course that may be acceptable for transfer credit for the Nursing Anesthesia program course Nurs 682 must be from a program with COA accreditation.

To request transfer credit, the student must submit the following information to the Program Director of the Post Masters Nurse Practitioner Programs:

A letter describing what transfer credit is being sought.
Syllabus of graduate course(s) taken at another school(s) for which transfer credit is being sought.

The Post Masters Nurse Practitioner and Nurse Anesthesia Programs offer students the opportunity to obtain proficiency credit for NURS 670, Advanced Health Assessment.

The proficiency exam consists of a written exam on assessment content and the demonstration of a history and physical.
The written exam must be passed before the candidate is eligible to perform the history and physical.
The candidate must achieve a minimum of 80% on both components of the exam.
The candidate may take the proficiency exam only once.
The student must make an appointment with the course coordinator for any component of the exam, at least two weeks prior to the exam date.
The candidate must pre-register in the Nursing Office using the “Proficiency Exam Registration Form”, two weeks before the exam date.
A non-refundable fee for the proficiency exam must be paid in the nursing office at the time of pre-registration.

Residence Requirement

To meet the residency requirement, students in the Post master’s Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) Program must take 1) NURS 703, 2) NURS 708 and two of the following NURS 701, NURS 705, NURS 706, at Otterbein University. To meet the residency requirement, students in the Post Master’s Nurse Anesthesia (NA) Program must take NURS 501, 671, 672, 673, 674, 675, 676, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684, 685, 686, 691, 696, and 697 at Otterbein University.

Program Completion

A candidate for the Post Masters NP certificate must complete the following:

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Program
44 quarter hours of required graduate course work or its equivalent in the Post Masters FNP program.

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Program

93 quarter hours of required graduate course work or its equivalent in the Post Masters NA program.

Post Masters Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program Curriculum

The Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program at Otterbein provides the nurse an opportunity for advanced nursing practice in family primary care. The coursework prepares students to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center Certification Exam for Family Nurse Practitioner.

Curriculum Objectives

Upon completion of the Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program, the graduate will:

Synthesize theories and research from the physical and behavioral sciences relevant to primary care advanced nursing practice.
Incorporate a caring framework in applying the nursing process with healthy families and those with acute or chronic problems.
Perform comprehensive health assessments utilizing a research-based practice, principles of problem-oriented data collection, concepts of epidemiology, therapeutic communication, history-taking skills, techniques of assessment and pertinent diagnostic data.
Interpret data to identify excesses, norms and deficits of individuals in a variety of health care settings.
Perform holistic, continuous, comprehensive and individualized primary health care to clients and families that includes anticipatory guidance appropriate for age/developmental status through the health/illness continuum.
Demonstrate critical thinking and diagnostic reasoning skills in clinical decisionmaking with attention to safety, cost, invasiveness, simplicity, acceptability and efficacy.
Implement primary care management strategies with acute and chronic needs and problems.
Evaluate one’s own performance in the independent, collaborative and multifaceted aspects of the advanced practice nursing role in primary care.
Examine the legal, political, ethical, financial and professional aspects of the nurse practitioner role.

Summary of Curriculum Requirements

The Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Programs curriculum

Credit Hours	PM/NA	PM/FNP
Specialty Core Hours	13 hrs	13 hrs
Specialty Hours	80 hrs	31 hrs
Total Hours	93 hrs	44 hrs or
	equivalent course work	equivalent course work

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Core

Core Total 13 hrs

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Specialty Total 31 hrs

Total Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Program 44 hrs or equivalent course work

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Certificate Program Curriculum

The overall objective of the nurse anesthesia major is to prepare graduates with the knowledge, skills, and competencies in perianesthetic management, patient safety, critical thinking, and communication to fulfill their professional responsibilities as Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists.

Curriculum Objectives

In addition to meeting the objectives of the Master of Science in Nursing Program (see Graduate Studies in Nursing Handbook), graduates of the nurse anesthesia program will be able to:

Protect patients from harm during all phases of anesthesia management.
Design, administer, and manage patient-specific anesthesia care for individuals of all ages and physical conditions undergoing a variety of elective and non-elective surgical and diagnostic procedures.
Demonstrate competency in utilizing a variety of anesthesia techniques, agents, adjunctive drugs, and equipment while providing anesthesia services.
Use critical thinking to anticipate and solve problems, make decisions and apply knowledge from the arts and sciences to practice.
Use effective written, verbal, and nonverbal skills to communicate with patients, families and other healthcare providers in the delivery of anesthesia services.
Assume responsibility and accountability for professional actions and interact with integrity in the delivery of patient care.
Analyze information from a variety of sources and apply evidence to nurse anesthesia practice based on sound principles.

Summary of Curriculum Requirements

The Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Certificate Programs curriculum requirement

Credit Hours	PM/NA
Specialty Core Hours	13 hrs
Specialty Hours	80 hrs
Total Hours	93 hrs
	equivalent course work

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia (PM/NA)

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Post Masters Certificates [Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP), Nurse Anesthesia (NAP)]

Admission

Admission Standards

Admission Criteria(Family Nurse Practitioner)

Admission Procedure(Family Nurse Practitioner)

Admission Process(Family Nurse Practitioner)

Admission Criteria (Nurse Anesthesia)

Admission Procedure (Nurse Anesthesia)

Admission Process (Nurse Anesthesia)

Transfer Credit and Credit for Prior Learning

Residence Requirement

Program Completion

Post Masters Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program Curriculum

Curriculum Objectives

Summary of Curriculum Requirements

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Program

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Core

Core Total 13 hrs

Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Specialty Total 31 hrs

Total Post Masters Family Nurse Practitioner Program 44 hrs or equivalent course work

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Certificate Program Curriculum

Curriculum Objectives

Summary of Curriculum Requirements

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Program

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Core

Core total 13 hrs

Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Specialty

Specialty Total 80 hrs

Total Post Masters Nurse Anesthesia Certificate Program 93 hrs or equivalent course work