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-53200	Applied Biostatistics for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS-51700	Healthcare Organizations, Systems, and Policy	3
NURS-53000	Theoretical Foundations of Scholarly Inquiry for Advanced Nursing Practice	3
NURS-53400	Population Health	3
NURS-53300	Scholarly Inquiry	3
NURS-53600	Healthcare Informatics	3

II. NP Specialty Core (13)

NURS-58800	Role Transition and Development for the Advanced Practice Nurse	1
NURS-60600	Epidemiology	3
NURS-60400	Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nursing	3
NURS-60500	Applied Physiology/Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing	3
NURS-60700	Health Assessment for Advanced Practice Nursing	3

III. PMHNP Specialty Track (18)

NURS-63000	Psychopharmacology for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	3
NURS-63200	PMHNP 1: Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan	3
NURS-63300	PMHNP Practicum 1: Assessment and Diagnosis Across the Lifespan	2
NURS-63400	PMHNP 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	3
NURS-63500	PMHNP Practicum 2: Introduction to Psychotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	2
NURS-63600	PMHNP 3: Implementation of Pharmacotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	3
NURS-63700	PMHNP Practicum 3: Implementation of Pharmacotherapy for Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing	2