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Graduate Certificate in Nursing—Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Northeastern University

Northeastern University, United States

Programme overview

The School of Nursing offers specialized and flexible program options in psychiatric mental health nursing for nurse practitioners (NPs) with certification in another specialty. Classes are offered during the late afternoon and early evening hours to accommodate the multiple responsibilities of adult learners. This is a 24-semester-hour program of study. Offered at: Primarily Online.

Faculty: Bouvé College of Health Sciences  |  Department: Nursing  |  Duration: 24 semester hours  |  Study mode: online  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 24 semester hours. Required courses include NRSG 6281 Dimensions of Clinical Psychiatric Practice; NRSG 6282 Clinical Psychopharmacology; NRSG 6283 Psychobiological Bases of Mental Health; NRSG 6286 Contemporary Psychotherapies—Theory and Practice; NRSG 6287 Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology; NRSG 6480 Psychiatric Practicum across the Life Span 1.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 24 semester hours

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