Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, D.N.P.

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program is 8 semesters in length and 82 credit hours.  Students have didactic and clinical courses concurrently, reinforcing classroom work in the clinical setting.  Didactic and clinical coursework with preceptorships in various psychiatric settings and populations (family, special populations, individual, adult, geriatric, and pediatric) allows for immersion in the role of a PMHNP.  The student’s education provides theoretical and evidence-based clinical knowledge and learning experiences for role development as a PMHNP, emphasizing the development of clinical expertise needed to deliver patient centered psychiatric care. This prepares students for the national certification exam offered by either the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) as a PMHNP. Once certified, students may begin work immediately feeling confident that they have the skills needed to work in primary care and various settings.