Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Minimum Requirements for MSN in this Major: 49 Credit Hours / 560 Clinical Hours
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N580 |
Nurse as Scholar I: Science Development, Study Design & Statistics |
3 |
| N581 |
Nurse as Scholar II: Evidence-based Practice |
3 |
| N582 |
Population Health in a Global Society |
3 |
| N583 |
Professional Transitions: Advanced Nursing Practice |
3 |
| |
Total |
12 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N589 |
Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan: A Conceptual Approach |
4 |
| N595 |
Physical Assessment & Diagnostic Reasoning in Advanced Practice Nursing |
4 |
| N596 |
Clinical Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing |
3 |
| |
Total |
11 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N759 |
Introduction to Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
3 |
| N762 |
Neurophysiology |
2 |
| N763 |
Psychopharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse |
3 |
| N764 |
Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan |
2 |
| N765 |
Diagnosis and Evidence-Based Treatment of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan: Clinical |
2 - 112 Hours |
| N766 |
Assessment and Management of Addictive Disorders for the APRN |
3 |
| N769 |
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Synthesis Lifespan and Continuum of Care Clinical I |
4 - 224 Hours |
| N770 |
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Synthesis Lifespan and Continuum of Care Clinical II |
4 - 224 Hours |
| N772 |
Delivering Evidence-Based Mental Health Care to Historically Marginalized and Underrepresented Populations |
3 |
| |
Total |
26 |
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| N617 |
Nurse Practitioner Intensive I: Collaboration, Care Management and Identity Formation |
0 |
| N618 |
Nurse Practitioner Intensive II: Care Management, Information Management, Collaboration and Contextual Relevance |
0 |
| N619 |
Nurse Practitioner Intensive III: Collaboration, Leadership, and Scholarship |
0 |
| |
Total |
0 |
56 Clinical Hours = 1 Credit Hour
MSN Core, the "Four Ps", and NPI Courses required of all MSN Programs.
Requirements approved by MSN Faculty on June 3, 2019; February 15, 2021; June 21, 2021, August 19, 2024.