Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner / Master of Science in Nursing

Degree Offered:  Master of Science in Nursing

Total Credit Hours:  49

All students in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program must complete the following courses, including a minimum of 540 hours of clinical experience:

Degree Requirements

Program: MSN-NRSM-5
Concentration: NPPM

I. Core Courses (18)

NURS-53200Applied Biostatistics for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

NURS-51700Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy

3

NURS-53000Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

NURS-53400Population Health

3

NURS-53300Scholarly Inquiry

3

NURS-53600Healthcare Informatics

3

II. NP Specialty Core (13)

NURS-58800Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse

1

NURS-60600Epidemiology

3

NURS-60400Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

NURS-60500Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

NURS-60700Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing

3

III. PMHNP Specialty Track (18)

NURS-63000Psychopharmacology for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

3

NURS-63200PMHNP 1: Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan

3

NURS-63300PMHNP Practicum 1: Assessment and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan

2

NURS-63400PMHNP 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

3

NURS-63500PMHNP Practicum 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

2

NURS-63600PMHNP 3: Implementation of Pharmacotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

3

NURS-63700PMHNP Practicum 3: Implementation of Pharmacotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

2