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The Post Master’s Certificate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing is designed as a specialty within graduate nursing education to include programming that will assist a student to acquire advanced knowledge and clinical skills to provide best practice and comprehensive care to clients across the lifespan. The course work and practicum will focus on a range of mental health care needs of individuals and families whether in outpatient, inpatient or private practice settings. The foundation for advanced practice is focused on content included in core courses in physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics and health assessments.

Required PMHNP Practice Courses (18 Credits)

NURS 6260 Theoretical Diagnostics for Mental and Substance Use Disorders

NURS 6261 Clinical Diagnostics for Mental and Substance Use Disorders

NURS 6475 PMHNP I: Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan Theory

NURS 6476 PMHNP II: Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan Practice

NURS 6620 PMHNP 3: Clinical Therapeutics/Preceptorship

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 18

 For more information about the Post-Master’s Nurse Practitioner Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health visit the  Graduate College PMHNP page