Graduation Requirements for MHS and MSNA
Master of Science in Nurse Anesthesia
To qualify for graduation a student must demonstrate satisfactory completion of:
- All course requirements, comprehensive program examination, and master's project with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale;
- All nurse anesthesia residency requirements and graduate outcomes;
- All financial obligations to the program including the graduation fee;
- All published program requirements.
Graduate Outcomes
- Demonstrate professional conduct suitable to the role of Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist;
- Demonstrate the ability to administer individualized safe anesthesia based on pathophysiologic principles, recognize changing conditions of the patient, and correctly alter the anesthesia management;
- Obtain and document pre-anesthesia interviews (include history, physical, and assessment) and informed consent (include risks, complications, and anesthesia alternatives). Suggest/order preoperative tests and medications. Develop an appropriate anesthetic care plan based on patient history and proposed surgical procedure;
- Select, assemble, and maintain proper equipment, anesthetic agents, and accessories while preparing for an anesthetic — general, regional, MAC;
- Conduct a physiologically sound anesthetic during induction, including positioning of the patient to assure optimal physiologic function and safety, and appropriate management of the patient’s airway;
- Administer physiologically sound anesthesia maintenance within the confines of the operative, diagnostic, and therapeutic situation and the pathological condition of the patient;
- Manage a physiologically sound anesthetic emergence within the confines of the operative, diagnostic, and therapeutic situation and the pathological condition of the patient;
- Evaluate post-anesthetic recovery of the patient in terms of recognizing complications arising from the anesthetic management and recommend/take a course of action for correcting such complications within medically established guidelines. Provide a safe transport for the patient and effectively communicate the condition of the patient to the recovery personnel;
- Demonstrate responsibility for own actions and for continuing personal and professional growth;
- Exhibit expected role responsibilities, maintaining integrity, and legal/ethical standards;
- Function within appropriate legal requirements as licensed professional, accepting responsibility and accountability for own practice. Perform clinically in ways that reflect specialized knowledge, attitudes, skills, motivations, and self-perceptions;
- Adhere to all OSHA and HIPPA/HITECH guidelines.
Master of Health Science
To qualify for graduation a student must demonstrate satisfactory completion of:
- All course requirements with a cumulative grade point average of 2.7 on a 4.0 scale;
- At least 42 hours of graduate level coursework from Texas Wesleyan University;
- All financial obligations to the program, including the graduation fee*; and
- All published program requirements.
*The graduation fee must be paid even if the graduate does not participate in the commencement ceremony.