Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)

College

  • Center City Campus
  • College of Nursing

Degree Earned

  • Doctorate

Program Length

4-6 Years

Program Type

  • Online

Program Overview

For students who have completed their BSN, we offer a track that leads to a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). Training focuses on integrated health care settings and lifespan approach with an in-depth focus on assessment diagnosis and treatment of mental health conditions and physical comorbidities. The PMHNP program can be completed in a minimum of four years (full-time) up to a maximum of six years (part-time).

Graduates of  the Psychiatric - Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program meet the academic eligibility requirements to take the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Candidates who meet all eligibility requirements established by the ANCC and successfully pass the ANCC examination are awarded the credential: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse – Board Certified (PMHNP-BC™). 

Program Highlights

  • Training in Substance use disorders
  • Clinical Opportunities across the lifespan and across multiple settings
  • Focus on practice in the integrated health care setting

Curriculum

Graduate Core Curriculum Credits
NU 602: Health Policy, Legal and Ethical Dimensions of Practice 3
NU 603: Research for Advanced Practice Nursing I 3
NU 704: Philosophy, Foundations, and Methods for Evidence-Based Practice 3
NU 605: Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse 3
NU 696: Leadership and Critical Decision Making 3
NU 705: Advanced Topics in Health Informatics 3
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Core Curriculum  
NU 570: Pathophysiology of Human Disease/Pathologic Aspects of Disease 3
NU 673: Comprehensive Assessment for Clinical Decision-Making 3
NU 560: Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics 3
Specialty Curriculum  
NU 613: Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I 3
NU 614: Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II 3
NU 615: Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III 3
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Core Curriculum  
NU 701: Scientific Underpinnings for Nursing Practice 3
NU 702: Practice Inquiry: Designs, Methods and Analyses 3
NU 703: Theoretical Foundations for Organizational Change in Healthcare Systems 3
NU 706: Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety 3
NU 707: Leadership and Inter-Professional Collaboration 3
NU 708: Clinical Prevention and Population Health for Improving the Nation’s Health 3
NU 709: Current Issues in Health and Social Policy: Planning, Participating and Policy Making 3
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Practicum Sequence  
NU 710: Practicum I 3
NU 711: Practicum II 3
NU 712: Practicum III 3
Total Program Credits 66