The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
(PMHNP) is focused on administrering advanced primary mental
health care throughout a patient's life and includes comprehensive
physical assessment, diagnosis, management and psychotherapeutic
interventions. Practice settings include private practice, community
health centers, and hospitals.
Fall Semester I
| NURS
405 |
Inquiry I: Theoretical Foundations
|
3 |
| NURS 453 |
Physiologic Foundations of Advanced Practice |
4 |
| SSBT 548 |
Adult Psychopathology OR |
3 |
| PSCL 524 |
Advanced Psychopathology |
3 |
| NURS 460 A |
Theoretical Basis for Individual Counseling |
1 |
| NURS 460 B |
Theoretical Basis for Psychotherapy |
1 |
| NURS 461 |
Practicum and Supervision: Individual Therapy |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Total |
13
|
Spring Semester I
| NURS
425 |
Inquiry II: The Research Process |
3 |
| NURS 459 |
Assessment for Advanced
Practice
|
3 |
| NURS 430 |
Pharmacology and Therapeutics for the Advanced Practice
Nurse
|
3 |
| NURS 462 |
Practicum and Supervision of Group and Family Therapy |
2 |
| NURS 467 |
Theory of Family and Group Modalities |
2 |
| |
|
|
| |
Total
|
13
|
Summer Semester I
| NURS 502 |
Inquiry III: Evidenced Based Nursing Practice |
2 |
| NURS 443A |
Collaboration and Consultation |
1 |
| NURS 443B |
Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Role Development |
1 |
| NURS 443C |
Professionalism in Advanced Practice: Teaching and Learning |
1 |
| |
|
|
| |
Total
|
5
|
Fall Semester II
| NURS 503 |
Inquiry Practicum |
1 |
| NURS 444A |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced
Practice: Ethical Issues |
1 |
| NURS 444B |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced
Practice: Finance |
1 |
| NURS 444C |
Health Care Delivery, Legal and Ethical Issues in Advanced
Practice: Policy and Legal |
1 |
| NURS
463 |
Theoretical Basis of Practice & Supervision
in Consultation & Mental Health |
2 |
| NURS
466 |
Practicum and Supervision in Role of Clinician |
3 |
| |
|
|
| |
Total |
9
|
| |
|
|
| |
Accumulated Total Hours |
40
|
The Advanced Practice Core courses are co-requisites or pre-requisites
for the clinical nursing courses. Clinical nursing courses must
be taken in the semester and sequence listed above. Clinical
course availability is based upon enrollment.
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