Holly Franson, DNP, CRNA

Instructor of Practice, Assistant Director for the Oakland University-Beaumont Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia
Human Health Building, Room 3055
(248) 364-8726
franson@oakland.edu

Biography:

Holly Franson, DNP, CRNA is Assistant Program Director – Didactic Focus at the Oakland University Beaumont Graduate Program of Nurse Anesthesia, where she has taught since 2011. Dr. Franson currently serves as Chief CRNA at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, where her clinical practice centers on regional anesthesia, acute and multimodal pain management, and point-of-care ultrasound. She is active in curriculum development, competency-based education, and DNP scholarly project mentorship, and continues to translate her clinical expertise directly into the classroom and clinical teaching.

Education:

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)- University of St. Augustine (Summa Cum Laude)
• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)- Oakland University (Magna Cum Laude)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)- Michigan State University (Magna Cum Laude)

Clinical Expertise:

• Advanced clinical anesthesia practice, including monitored anesthesia care, regional anesthesia, and general anesthesia for medically complex patients
• Non-operating room anesthesia (NORA), including gastrointestinal endoscopy, pulmonary, interventional radiology, cardiology, and other procedural settings
• Regional anesthesia and acute pain management, including ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks and opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia
• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and perioperative ultrasound, including vascular access, airway assessment, and gastric ultrasound

Research Area Interests:

• Regional anesthesia and acute perioperative pain management
• Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) and perioperative ultrasound applications
• Opioid-sparing multimodal analgesia and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS)
• Quality improvement and evidence-based perioperative practice

Selected Research/Publications:

• Penprase, B., Mileto, L., Bittinger, A., Hranchook, A. M., Atchley, J. A., Bergakker, S. A., Eimers, T. J., & Franson, H. E. (2012). The use of high-fidelity simulation in the admissions process: One nurse anesthesia program’s experience. AANA Journal, 80(1), 43–48.
• Franson, H. E. (2010). Postoperative patient-controlled analgesia in the pediatric population: A literature review. AANA Journal, 78(5), 374–378.

Professional Affiliations:

• American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA), 2009–present
• Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists (MANA), 2009–present
• Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing