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Apr 04, 2025
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2025-2026 Graduate Catalog
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration, MSN
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Master of Science in Nursing • PMHNP MSN
Admissions
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program focuses on a comprehensive approach to care for patients with mental health conditions across the lifespan. Graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner students will be prepared to assume leadership roles for targeted populations in inpatient, outpatient, and community settings. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners are prepared to provide holistic care to individuals with acute and chronic mental health conditions, with or without comorbid conditions, by providing assessment, diagnosis, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies, and utilization of interprofessional team approaches.
Upon successful completion of the program, the graduate will be eligible to seek certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from American Nurses’ Credentialing Center (ANCC). Following successful certification, the graduate applies to the Department of Professional Regulation for licensure as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) for practice in their state.
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Learning Outcomes
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Synthesize concepts and theories from nursing and related disciplines to deliver ethically based, person-centered care to individuals, families, and populations within an evolving healthcare environment. -
Integrate scholarship and clinical judgment, based on best evidence, to design, coordinate, and evaluate the delivery of person-centered care to individuals, families, and populations. -
Integrate current and emerging health and information technologies effectively into one’s practice to enhance health outcomes of individuals, families, and populations in a complex healthcare environment. -
Collaborate effectively within an inter-professional context to improve the delivery of care across the healthcare continuum. -
Apply organizational and systems leadership strategies in an evolving healthcare system to promote scholarship that translates into high-quality and safe patient care environments. -
Advocate for policies at the local, state, and national levels to impact social determinants of health, reduce health care disparities, and advance the profession of nursing. -
Demonstrate beginning competency in an advanced nursing role, including ongoing professional development, reflective self-care, emotional intelligence, and cognitive flexibility. Foundations of Advanced Nursing - 9 Credits
Advanced Nursing Core - 9 Credits
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration - 28 Credits
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