UW Oshkosh Nurse Anesthesia - College of Nursing

UWO nurse anesthesia students joined WIANA representatives at our capitol. They were able to meet with state representatives to lobby for the passing of the APRN modernization bill. Students were led by our very own Dr. Jess Tomasiewicz DNAP, CRNA, APNP who is the WIANA President and UWO- DNP, NA Assistant Program Director.

The annual white coat ceremony took place in April, 2023. UWO College of Nursing DNP- Nurse Anesthesia and Family Nurse Practitioner students were cloaked with their white coats. This is a professional rite of passage as they begin their journey into clinical practice.

The president of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, Angela Mund, DNP, CRNA made an appearance at this event as a guest speaker.
The annual white coat ceremony took place in April, 2023. UWO College of Nursing DNP- Nurse Anesthesia and Family Nurse Practitioner students were cloaked with their white coats. This is a professional rite of passage as they begin their journey into clinical practice.

What a privilege to have Dr. Angie Mund at our White Coat Ceremony!

Do you have a passion or desire to become a CRNA??? Application deadline of December 1st, 2021 into our DNP Nurse Anesthesia Emphasis is shortly approaching for entry date of May 2022. Follow the link below to complete your doctoral application today before it's too late.

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We would like to acknowledge one of our students that has gone above and beyond on a multistate level. Andrew LeBlanc is from southern Louisiana and a member of the 2023 cohort. He was informed by a selection committee that he was nominated and amongst 250 nominees, selection by the Louisiana State Nurses Association District IV division of the American Nurses Association to receive the "Acadiana Celebrates Nursing" award. This award recognizes an outstanding nurse who has exemplified concern for humanity, contributed significantly to the profession, and shared skill and expertise by mentoring others. During finals week Spring 2021 he traveled back home to Louisiana to receive this prestigious award and we could not be more proud of him.

The LSNA President Dr. Econn Rooney spoke that Andrew demonstrates traits that we need more nurses to exemplify. She mentioned “Andrew wants caregivers to remember why you enter the field of nursing; the ultimate goal is to support the efforts of your organization in providing evidence based, goal oriented, patient centered best practice. In nursing you MUST be compassionate and empathetic. Be the advocate for the indigenous, the patients that have no voice. Stand your ground and be the nurse or administrator that speaks up for safe staffing solutions. But most importantly, be the vision and mentor that our future nurses will look up to. Set the bar high and show the world that “We knew what we were getting into when we signed up for this profession; we chose this avenue in life because our passion and story is to help others not expecting you’re welcome but thanking them always for allowing me to help them!” Secondly, laugh and always enjoy what you do, be able to laugh at yourself and with others. When helping others becomes your passion, the term “job” transitions to “joy!”

Congratulations Andrew! We are extremely proud of you!

Drs. Wren and Condit demonstrating intubation techniques to the first UWO nurse anesthesia class in 2017.

Class of 2023 White Coat Ceremony. What a superb group of 18 resident nurse anesthetist students. Keep up the fine work Class of 2023.

Have you always had an aspiration to become a CRNA? Well look no further. The UW Oshkosh College of Nursing - Nurse Anesthesia program offers a 36-month BSN to DNP plan of study. For more information, please visit https://uwosh.edu/con/graduate/doctoral/anesthesia/. We look forward to connecting with you!!!

White coat ceremony with the class of 2020

Melissa Henneman, 2020 graduate, helped develop a training module as part of her schlarly project about the UWO nurse anesthesia program and student expectations for those who serve as CRNA preceptors at clinical sites.
“We covered some differences in learning theories, as well as learning styles between generations and provided some insight as to how best to teach students,” said Henneman, who began work in August as a staff CRNA at Marshfield Medical Center in Eau Claire.
“I think this information will be of use to me, as I plan to precept nurse anesthesia students in the future.”

Congratulations Dr. Henneman. We are very proud of you!!!

Inshirah Robinson, 2020 graduate of Oshkosh, investigated a hospital’s compliance with evidence-based practice recommendations, which call for administering acetaminophen to total hip arthroplasty patients for multimodal (using two or more medications or methods) pain management.
“My scholarly project emphasized the importance of quality improvement and multimodal pain management. As a CRNA, I plan to look for opportunities to improve the quality of care patients receive. I plan to implement multimodal pain management techniques to decrease my patients’ opioid consumption while providing excellent pain management for my patients whenever possible,” she said.

Congratulations Dr. Robinson. We are so very proud of you!!!