MS in Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner major is a two-year, full-time course of study with part-time options. The curriculum is designed to prepare advanced practice nurses to care for families in a wide variety of community and hospital based psychiatric settings. The curriculum features theoretically based and clinically focused courses and includes 630 contact hours for clinical practice and 120 contact hours for selective laboratory experiences. PMHNP graduates are eligible to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification corresponding to their population foci upon graduation.
Curriculum
Sample Full-time Plan of Study
| First Term | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 5400 | Theoretical and Ethical Found | 3 |
| NURS 5680 | Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 5740 | Advanced Health Assessments (60 lab hours) | 4 |
| INDI 6000 | Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Second Term | ||
| NURS 5530 | Public Policy and Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 5690 | Adv Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| NURS 5910 | Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 5190 | Adv Interpersonal Intervention (60 lab hours) | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Third Term | ||
| NURS 5610 | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical I Adults (180 clinical hours) | 7 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Fourth Term | ||
| NURS 5500 | Family and Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| NURS 6140 | Adv Pract Nurs: Role and Issue | 2 |
| NURS 5620 | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical II Child, Adolescent, Family (180 clinical hours) | 7 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Fifth Term | ||
| NURS 5630 | Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Theory and Clinical III Older Adults (270 clinical hours) | 9 |
| NURS XXX | Capstone: Field Experience, Thesis or Comprehensive Exam | 3 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 56 | |