Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center

Degree Type

Master of Science in Nursing with the Specialty of Anesthesia, Post-Master’s Certificate in Anesthesia.

Program Length

27 months, full time

Credit Hours

94 semester hours

Starting Month

April

Application Deadline

September 30

Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is required.

Licensure or eligibility for licensure as a RN in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey.

Cumulative undergraduate grade point average of at least 3.2.

A minimum of two years of current clinical critical care nursing experience. All critical care experience must be as an RN.
Emphasis is placed on knowledge of: invasive hemodynamic monitoring, pharmacological management of vasoactive drugs, and ventilator management. The preferred acute care areas are CVU (Cardiovascular/Cardiothoracic unit- Post operative cardiac patients), CCU (Critical Coronary/Cardiac Care), SICU (Surgical Intensive Care), MICU (Medical Intensive Care), NICU ( Neurological Intensive Care), or PICU/NICU (Pediatric or Neonatal Intensive Care). Applicants, whose primary experience is in the Emergency Room, Interventional Radiology, and PACU must demonstrate familiarity with invasive monitoring, ventilators, and critical care pharmacology.

Contact

ph: (856) 757-3897
email: morsec@lourdesnet.org
web: www.lourdesnet.org