The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner option is designed to prepare the graduate to care for individuals, across the lifespan, with mental health care needs and to practice in a variety of settings such as clinics, human service centers, prompt care facilities, and physician practices.
Upon successful completion of this degree option, the graduate may take the national certification examination.
Curriculum
Available at Saint Anthony and Saint Francis
Program Length: 4 Years (Part-Time Progression)
Total Credits: 57
Total Clinical Hours: 800
Year 1
Fall
- NURS 555 Advanced Pathophysiology (4)
- NURS 530 Ethics and Social Justice (4)
Spring
- NURS 560 Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion (3)
- NURS 560L Advanced Health Assessment Lab (1)
- NURS 545 Safety, Digital Health, and Informatics in Advanced Nursing Practice (3)
Summer
- NURS 565 Advanced Pharmacology (3)
- NURS 535 Applied Theory, EBP, QI, and Research (4)
Year 2
Fall
- NURS 625 Differential Diagnosis (4)
- NURS 585 Epidemiology and Statistics for Advanced Nursing Practice (4)
Spring
- NURS 566 Neurobiology & Psychopharmacology for the PMHNP (3)
- NURS 540 Integrated Literature Synthesis (1)
Summer
- NURS 665 Psychotherapy Modalities & Management of Psychiatric Disorders (3)
Year 3
Fall
- NURS 670 Psychiatric and Mental Health Diagnosis and Management (5)
Spring
- NURS 671 PMHNP Practicum I: Foundational Skills (200 hours) (3)
Summer
- NURS 672 PMHNP Practicum II: Expanding Clinical Reasoning (200 hours) (3)
Year 4
Fall
- NURS 673 PMHNP Practicum III: Advanced Clinical Management & Leadership (200 hours) (3)
Spring
- NURS 674 PMHNP Practicum IV: Transition to Practice (200 hours) (3)
- NURS 590 Policy, Professional Identity, and Advanced Nursing Roles (3)
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