Doctor of Nursing Practice - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (DNP-PMHNP)

The purpose of the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMH NP) BSN to DNP program is to prepare professional nurses as safe and competent advance practice providers of psychiatric and mental health services. Graduates of this DNP program will earn a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree. Upon completing all required courses, students are eligible to apply and sit for the PMH NP certification exam given by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

Required Courses

The courses listed below are required for the DNP-PMHNP program. Please refer to the full-time and part-time semester plans for the sequencing of the courses.

NSG 801 - Essentials of Academic Writing Credits: 1
NSG 802 - Community Epidemiology Credits: 3
NSG 811 - Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners Credits: 3
NSG 812 - Advanced Health Physical Assessment and Diagnostics Credits: 3
NSG 814 - Foundations and Applications of Evidence-Based Practice Credits: 3
NSG 817 - Applied Biostatistics Credits: 3
NSG 819 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners Credits: 3
NSG 822 - Health Care Policy and Ethics Credits: 3
NSG 823 - Economic and Financial Aspects of Healthcare Systems Credits: 3
NSG 826 - Leadership and Health Care Systems Credits: 3
NSG 833 - Foundations for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Practice Credits: 3
NSG 834 - Advanced Applied Health Assessment and Promotion Credits: 2
NSG 835 - Neurophysiology and Genomics Relevant to Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Practice Credits: 3
NSG 836 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Across the Lifespan Credits: 3
NSG 837 - Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Practice Credits: 3
NSG 838 - Psychiatric Therapies for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Credits: 3
NSG 839 - Clinical Application: Psychiatric Therapies for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Credits: 2
NSG 844 - Evidence-based Management of Adults and Older Adults with Mental Health Disorders Credits: 3
NSG 845 - Clinical Application: Evidence-based Management of Adults and Older Adults with Mental Health Disorders Credits: 3
NSG 846 - Evidence-based Management of Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders Credits: 3
NSG 847 - Clinical Application: Evidence-based Management of Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders Credits: 3
NSG 848 - Rural Practice Development, and Psychiatric Care of Culturally Diverse Populations Credits: 3
NSG 911 - Evidenced Based Management of Complex Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Across the Lifespan Credits: 3
NSG 912 - Clinical Application: Evidenced Based Management of Complex Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders Across the Life Span Credits: 3
NSG 913 - DNP Clinical Residency Credits: 1-4, R8
NSG 916 - DNP Scholarly Project Credits: 1-2, R6