Objectives
The Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Track of the B.S.N. to D.N.P. Program prepares certified registered psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners who:
- Utilize expert communication and leadership skills with interdisciplinary teams to ensure quality of care of patients experiencing mental illness;
- Employ clinical reasoning at the highest level of nursing practice to aid in the differential diagnosis of both medical and psychiatric disorders, in collaboration with other health care professionals;
- Utilize pharmacologic, non-pharmacologic and complementary interventions using an evidence-based practice approach in the provision of treatment to individuals experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric disorders;
- Engage proactively in the development and implementation of health policy in relation to mental health;
- Demonstrate knowledge of standards and principles for selecting and evaluating information systems and patient care technology;
- Function as team leaders to facilitate collaborative, interprofessional teamwork to ensure safe, patient-centered care;
- Use evidence-based practice health promotion findings, related to clinical prevention and population health, to improve the health status of the U.S. population; and
- Demonstrate culturally competent care in the provision of treatment to individuals experiencing acute and chronic psychiatric disorders.
Curriculum
The curriculum for the PMHNP Track includes a total of 85 credits and 1,200 clinical hours. The program can be completed either full-time (three years, eight semesters) accelerated part-time (four years, 12 semesters) or part-time (six years, 16 semesters) as follows. The program begins once a year in the fall semester.
Full-Time Option
Year 1
Fall (11 credits)
HSIC8010 Clinical Teams and Teamwork I (2 credits)
NURS8010 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
NURS8020 Research and Theory (3 credits)
STAT8010 Statistics for Health Sciences (3 credits)
Spring (11 credits)
NURS8030 Principles of Epidemiology (2 credits)
NURS8110 Advanced Pharmacology (3 credits)
NURS8120 Health Promotion/Clinical Prevention (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Summer (11 credits, 60 clinical hours)
NURS8130 Advanced Physical Assessment/Diagnosis (4 credits, 60 clinical hours)
NURS8140 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Roles (3 credits)
NURS8150 Integrating Research and Practice (2 credits)
NURS9010 Principles of Biological Psychiatry (2 credits)
Year 2
Fall (11 credits, 168 clinical hours)
HSIC8210 Health Law and Ethics (2 credits)
NURS9110 Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
NURS9210 Psychiatric Diagnosis (3 credits)
NURS9215 Psychiatric Diagnosis Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Spring (10 credits, 168 clinical hours)
HSIC8020 Health Policy (2 credits)
NURS8230 Clinical Genetics (2 credits)
NURS9310 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders I (3 credits)
NURS9315 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders I Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Summer (10 credits, 280 clinical hours)
NURS9320 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders II (3 credits)
NURS9325 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders II Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9330 Individual Therapy (2 credits)
NURS9335 Individual Therapy Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Year 3
Fall (10 credits, 224 clinical hours)
HSIC8030 Heath Care Economics (2 credits)
NURS9410 Psychiatric considerations in the Geriatric Population (2 credits)
NURS9415 Psychiatric considerations in the Geriatric Population Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
NURS9510 Family Therapy (2 credits)
NURS9515 Family Therapy Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Spring (11 credits, 300 clinical hours)
NURS9130 Evidence-Based Practice and Information Systems (3 credits)
NURS9610 Practice Management Issues/Role Integration (3 credits)
NURS9620 Applying Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care Settings (5 credits, 300 clinical hours)
Accelerated Part-Time Option
Year 1
Fall (9 credits)
STAT8010 Statistics for Health Sciences (3 credits)
NURS8010 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
NURS8020 Research and Theory (3 credits)
Spring (6 credits)
NURS8110 Advanced Pharmacology (3 credits)
NURS8120 Health Promotion/Clinical Prevention (3 credits)
Summer (6 credits, 60 clinical hours)
NURS8130 Advanced Physical Assessment/Diagnosis (4 credits, 60 clinical hours)
NURS9010 Principles of Biological Psychiatry (2 credits)
Year 2
Fall (9 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9110 Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
NURS9210 Psychiatric Diagnosis (3 credits)
NURS9215 Psychiatric Diagnosis Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Spring (6 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9310 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders I (3 credits)
NURS9315 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders I Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Summer (7 credits, 112 clinical hours)
NURS8140 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Roles (3 credits)
NURS9330 Individual Therapy (2 credits)
NURS9335 Individual Therapy Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Year 3
Fall (6 credits, 112 clinical hours)
NURS9410 Psychiatric considerations in the Geriatric Population (2 credits)
NURS9415 Psychiatric considerations in the Geriatric Population Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
HSIC8210 Health Law and Ethics (2 credits)
Spring (4 credits)
HSIC8020 Health Policy (2 credits)
NURS8230 Clinical Genetics (2 credits)
NURS9130 Evidence-Based Practice and Information Systems (3 credits)
Summer (8 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9320 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders II (3 credits)
NURS9325 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders II Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS8150 Integrating Research and Practice (2 credits)
Year 4
Fall (7 credits, 112 clinical hours)
NURS9510 Family Therapy (2 credits)
NURS9515 Family Therapy Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Elective (3 credits)
Spring (6 credits)
HSIC8030 Heath Care Economics (2 credits)
HSIC8010 Clinical Teams and Teamwork I (2 credits)
NURS8030 Principles of Epidemiology (2 credits)
Summer (8 credits, 300 clinical hours)
NURS9610 Practice Management Issues/Role Integration (3 credits)
NURS9620 Applying Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care Settings (5 credits, 300 clinical hours)
Part-Time Option
Year 1
Fall (6 credits)
NURS8010 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits)
STAT8010 Statistics for Health Sciences (3 credits)
Spring (5 credits)
NURS8110 Advanced Pharmacology (3 credits)
NURS8030 Principles of Epidemiology (2 credits)
Summer (7 credits, 60 clinical hours)
NURS8130 Advanced Physical Assessment/Diagnosis (4 credits, 60 clinical hours)
NURS8140 Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Roles (3 credits)
Year 2
Fall (5 credits)
HSIC8010 Clinical Teams and Teamwork I (2 credits)
NURS8020 Research and Theory (3 credits)
Spring (6 credits)
NURS8120 Health Promotion/Clinical Prevention (3 credits)
Elective (3 credits)
Summer (4 credits)
NURS8150 Integrating Research and Practice (2 credits)
NURS9010 Principles of Biological Psychiatry (2 credits)
Year 3
Fall (5 credits)
HSIC8210 Health Law and Ethics (2 credits)
NURS9110 Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
Spring (4 credits)
HSIC8020 Health Policy (2 credits)
NURS8230 Clinical Genetics (2 credits)
Year 4
Fall (6 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9210 Psychiatric Diagnosis (3 credits)
NURS9215 Psychiatric Diagnosis Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Spring (6 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9310 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders I (3 credits)
NURS9315 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders I Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Summer (6 credits, 168 clinical hours)
NURS9320 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders II (3 credits)
NURS9325 Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Disorders II Practicum (3 credits, 168 clinical hours)
Year 5
Fall (6 credits, 112 clinical hours)
HSIC8030 Heath Care Economics (2 credits)
NURS9410 Psychiatric considerations in the Geriatric Population (2 credits)
NURS9415 Psychiatric considerations in the Geriatric Population Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Spring (3 credits)
NURS9130 Evidence-Based Practice and Information Systems (3 credits)
Summer (4 credits, 112 clinical hours)
NURS9330 Individual Therapy (2 credits)
NURS9335 Individual Therapy Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Year 6
Fall (4 credits, 112 clinical hours)
NURS9510 Family Therapy (2 credits)
NURS9515 Family Therapy Practicum (2 credits, 112 clinical hours)
Spring (8 credits, 300 clinical hours)
NURS9610 Practice Management Issues/Role Integration (3 credits)
NURS9620 Applying Evidence-Based Practice in Health Care Settings (5 credits, 300 clinical hours)
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