Curriculum Plan - PMHNP
This program is for registered nurses who completed a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program and desire to complete a Doctor of Nursing Practice with the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialty. A student completing this specialty track will be prepared to meet requirements to take the Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center or the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board.
Full-Time Curriculum Plan
Semester 1 – Fall
- NUR 603: Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology (on campus), 3 hours
- NUR 607: Advanced Pharmacology (synchronous), 3 hours
- NUR 730: Transition to the Practice Doctorate, 2 hours
- NUR 731: Clinical Epidemiology, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 11
Semester 2 – Spring
- NUR 732: Population Health, 3 hours
- NUR 734: Health Care Economics and Finance, 3 hours
- NUR 739: Health Care Policy, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 9
Semester 3 – Summer
- NUR 675: Statistics for the Behavioral and Clinical Sciences (synchronous), 3 hours
- NUR 735: Informatics and Patient Care Technology, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 6
Semester 4 – Fall
- NUR 602: Advanced Health Assessment (on campus), 3 hours
- NUR 649: Role and Scope of the APRN, 1 hour
- NUR 680: Management of Psych-Mental Health I, 4 hours
- NUR 728: Theoretical Foundations for Advanced Nursing Practice, 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 11
Semester 5 – Spring
- NUR 681: Management of Psych-Mental Health II, 2 hours
- NUR 687: Psychopharmacology, 3 hours
- NUR 733: Evidence Appraisal, 3 hours
- NUR 783: Psych-Mental Health Practicum I for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 11
Semester 6 – Summer
- NUR 679: Common Medical Conditions for the PMHNP, 1 hour
- NUR 682: Management of Psych-Mental Health III, 3 hours
- NUR 729: DNP Project Development, 1 hour
- NUR 736: Outcomes Measurement and Program Evaluation, 3 hours
- NUR 784: Psych-Mental Health Practicum II for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 11
Semester 7 – Fall
- NUR 628: Synthesis of Advanced Nursing Practice (on campus), 1 hour
- NUR 650: Interprofessional Leadership & Practice Excellence for the Advanced Practice Provider (on campus), 2 hours
- NUR 738: Organizational and Systems Leadership (60 immersion hours), 3 hours
- NUR 740A: DNP Immersion (60 immersion hours), 1 hour
- NUR 785: Psych-Mental Health Practicum III for the DNP (180 practicum hours), 3 hours
Total semester credit hours: 10
Semester 8 – Spring
- NUR 740B: DNP Immersion (120 immersion hours), 2 hours
- NUR 741: Advancing Nursing Practice, 2 hours
- NUR 786: Psych-Mental Health Practicum IV for the DNP (240 practicum hours), 4 hours
Total semester credit hours: 8
Total course hours: 77
Total practicum hours: 780
Total immersion hours: 240
Total post-baccalaureate practice hours: 1,020
For practicum courses, the ratio of credit hours to clinical practice is 1:4.