Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The BSN-DNP option for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a 77 credit hour course of study.
This option is designed to prepare the graduate to care for individuals across the lifespan with mental health care needs and practice in a variety of settings such as clinics, human service centers, prompt care facilities, and physician practices. The graduate will be prepared for leadership roles.
Upon successful completion of this degree option, the graduate may take the national certification examination and apply for advanced practice licensure in his/her state.
Curriculum
First Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 500 - Theoretical Foundations |
Fall |
| 710 - Biostatistics |
Fall |
| 726 - Analysis of Evidence-Based Practice |
Spring |
| 759 - Information Systems & Technology for Transformation of Health Care |
Spring |
| 750 - Cultural Competency for Advanced Practice |
Summer |
Second Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 736 - Translation of Evidence into Practice |
Fall |
| 740 - Impact of Ethics & Law on Healthcare |
Fall |
| 765 - Health Care Policy and Financial Management |
Spring |
| 815 - Organizational Management & Leadership in Health Care Systems |
Spring |
| 834.1 - DNP Project I |
Summer |
Third Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 834.2 - DNP Project II |
Fall |
| 707 - Principles of Epidemiology & Health Promotion in Advanced Nursing Practice |
Fall |
| 834.3 - DNP Project III |
Spring |
| 836 - DNP-C Residency |
Spring |
| 512 - Roles & Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing |
Summer |
Fourth Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 509 - Advanced Health Assessment, Clinical Reasoning, and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan |
Fall |
| 519 - Advanced Pathophysiology Across the Life Span |
Fall |
| 529 - Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Across the Life Span |
Spring |
| 566 - Family Mental Health Psycho-Pharmacology |
Spring |
Fifth Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 568 - Advanced Assessment & Therapeutic Interventions |
Fall |
| 569 - FPMHNP Practicum I |
Fall |
| 570 - Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing - Diagnosis and Management of Children & Adolescents |
Spring |
| 571 - FPMHNP Practicum II |
Spring |
Sixth Year
| Course |
Semester |
| 572 - Advanced Psychiatric Nursing - Diagnosis and Management of Adults & Specialty Populations |
Fall |
| 573 - FPMHNP Practicum III |
Fall |
| 650 - FPMHNP Practicum IV |
Spring |
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