Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Track
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Psychiatric nurse practitioners treat patients with organic and functional psychiatric disorders. Working alongside other mental health professionals, psychiatric nurse practitioners use their leadership qualities and nursing education to treat disorders ranging from depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. The online master’s of science in nursing- psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner (MSN PMHNP) program prepares students to work as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in a variety of inpatient and ambulatory settings, including clinics, hospitals and treatment centers. The MSN PMHNP curriculum focuses on facilitating the lifetime care of individuals, families, communities and populations’ health and the utilization of evidence-based, culturally-sensitive and recovery-oriented holistic care.
Graduates of the MSN PMHNP program will be prepared to apply a holistic nursing process and medical/medication management to promote optimal mental health while engaging in active, ongoing collaboration with individuals, their families, significant others and the interprofessional team. Graduates are eligible for national certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
The MSN PMHNP program requires 49 credit hours comprising the 19-semester hour MSN core, synthesis and application and the 28 semester hour / 600 clinical hour PMHNP core.
MSN – Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program OBJECTIVES
- Prepares students to assess and treat the mental health needs of patients who are at risk of or currently coping with mental health conditions like addiction, anxiety and depression
- Prepares students to work as psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in a variety of settings, including hospitals, clinics, substance abuse treatment centers and social services settings.
- Provides culturally-competent, population-based preventive, management and holistic care information for the treatment of complex mental health problems, behavior disorders or psychiatric diagnoses
- Graduates are eligible for national certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
PSYCHIATRIC/MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER (PMHNP) POST MASTER’S CERTIFICATE
Experienced registered nurses with an MSN from a regionally-accredited college or university and CCNE or ACEN (formerly NLNAC) accreditation are eligible to apply for the post-master’s certificate program. The MSN PMHNP post-master’s certificate program requires 18 to 27 semester hours, depending upon the applicant’s previously completed course work. This certificate option requires the NP and PMHNP Core but does not require NURS 779.