Total Program Credits: 36
*Students from accelerated baccalaureate programs will have their academic transcripts evaluated upon matriculation by the Chair of Graduate Programs for potential transfer credit
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)
Leadership
Position:
- Assistant Professor,
- Director - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Director
Email:
Sharon.Rainer@jefferson.edu
Contact Number(s):
Curriculum
There are 12 courses/45 credits for all Jefferson NP tracks. Course descriptions can be found in the JCN Student Handbook & Course Catalog. Clinical placements are a joint responsibility of both the student and faculty member. Jefferson sees clinical placement as a partnership. Students are required to complete at minimum 16 hours a week during the three (3) clinical courses. At the completion of the program students earn 750 clinical hours. All accepted students are required to attend a one day orientation before the program begins.
Students can take more than two (2) classes per term. All students will create an individual plan of study at the mandatory on campus new student orientation before the term begins.
Transfer Credits: Once matriculated, a maximum of six (6) MSN semester credits may be transferred from another regionally accredited institution following approval by the Chair of Graduate Nursing Programs.
| 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 |
| Total Graduate Core Curriculum Credits | 18 |
| Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Core Curriculum | |
| NU 570 Pathophysiology of Human Disease/Pathologic Aspect of Disease | 3 |
| NU 673 Comprehensive Assessment for Clinical Decision-Making | 3 |
| NU 560 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| Total Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Core Curriculum Credits | 9 |
| Specialty Curriculum | |
| NU 613 Management of Common Psychiatric and Mental Health Problems of Adults | 3 |
| NU 614 Management of Psychiatric and Mental Health Problems in Children | 3 |
| NU 615 Management of Psychiatric and Mental Health Problems in Special Populations | 3 |
| Total Specialty Curriculum Credits | 9 |
| Graduate Core Curriculum | Credits |
| NU 717 Health and Social Policy | 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 713 Digital Transformation in Healthcare: Trends and Opportunities | 3 |
| Total Graduate Core Curriculum Credits | 18 |
| Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Core Curriculum | |
| NU 570 Pathophysiology of Human Disease/Pathologic Aspect of Disease | 3 |
| NU 673 Comprehensive Assessment for Clinical Decision-Making | 3 |
| NU 560 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| Total Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Core Curriculum Credits | 9 |
| Specialty Curriculum | |
| NU 613 Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I | 6 |
| NU 614 Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II | 6 |
| NU 615 Diagnostic Reasoning and Clinical Decision-Making for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III | 6 |
| Total Specialty Curriculum Credits | 18 |
| Total Program Credits | 45 |
| *Students from accelerated baccalaureate programs will have their academic transcripts evaluated upon matriculation by the Chair of Graduate Programs for potential transfer credit |