The Nurse Anesthesia Program seeks to enter into partnerships with clinical sites that enhance student learning. Clinical sites are obtained to provide students with unique clinical experiences and are designated as a “Required” or “Enrichment” Clinical Site. All sites must receive approval by the Council on Accreditation of Nurse Anesthesia Educational Programs prior to the placement of students at the site. 

A required site is a primary clinical site that meets one or both of the following criteria: 

An institution (1) where students receive 50% or more of their total clinical experience and/or (2) that is necessary to enable a program to meet the Council's standards.

The program's required clinical site is Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center located in Baton Rouge, LA.

• Ochsner Acadia General Hospital, Crowley, LA
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA
• Ochsner Lafayette General Regional Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Orthopedic Surgery Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary, LA
• Merit Health Central, Jackson, MS
• New Iberia Surgical Center, New Iberia, LA
• Northern Louisiana Medical Center, Ruston, LA
• Ochsner Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at the Neuromedical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• LSU Health Baton Rouge Perkins Surgical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital, Lafayette, LA
• St Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA
• Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA

The program has partnership with local health facility organizations including:

• Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
• Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center
• Ochsner Medical Center-Baton Rouge
• LSU Health Baton Rouge Perkins Surgery Center
• Lane Regional Medical Center
• Orthopedic Surgery Center
• The Spine Hospital of Louisiana at the Neuromedical Center
• Woman’s Hospital

An enrichment site is a non-primary clinical site that meets one or more of the following criteria: an institution (1) where students receive less than 50 percent of their total clinical experiences; (2) that is not necessary to enable a program to meet the Council's standards; (3) that is unlikely to have a significant impact on a program's ability continue complying with accreditation standards and policy/procedural requirements; and/or (4)that is utilized solely as an enriching experience. To provide optimal learning experiences, students rotate the facility for a two month rotation.

• Acadia General Hospital, Crowley, LA
• Baton Rouge General Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• East Jefferson General Hospital, Metairie, LA
• Garden Park Medical Center, Gulfport, MS
• Ochsner Lafayette General Regional Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Lane Regional Medical Center, Zachary, LA
• Merit Health Central, Jackson, MS
• New Iberia Surgical Center, New Iberia, LA
• Northern Louisiana Medical Center, Ruston, LA
• Ochsner Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
  
• Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Children’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of the Lake Perkins Surgical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
• Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Lafayette, LA
• Our Lady of Lourdes Heart Hospital, Lafayette, LA
• St Francis Medical Center, Monroe, LA
• Woman’s Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA

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The DNP-NA doctoral class of 2021 had a 93.1% first-time pass rate on the NBCRNA NCE, a graduation rate of 90% and an attrition rate of 6.90%.

Employers consistently rate FranU DNP-NA graduates as excellent practitioners with a broad knowledge base who demonstrate competency in administering anesthesia in all specialty areas. Additionally, graduates indicate the program prepared them to function as competent anesthesia providers.

The employment rate as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist for the Class of 2021 is 100% at six months post-graduation. Alums of Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University’s nurse anesthesia doctorate program serve in leadership roles for state associations, and several hold positions within the program as faculty.