MS Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at University of New Hampshire

Programme overview

The Psychiatric- Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Master Degree program (PMHNP) will prepare the experienced Registered Nurse (RN) with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to assess, diagnose, and manage mental health care patients across the lifespan. Foundational core coursework to prepare the advanced practice nurse is completed prior to transi tioning into specialty content. Courses are competency based, founded on evidence-based approaches to care management and learning strategies with commitment to student success and continuous quality improvement embedded within the process.

Department: Nursing | Duration: 60 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

60-credit programme. Required courses include NURS 818 Foundations of Evidence Based Practice; NURS 816 Health Promotion Theory and Population Health; NURS 820 Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan; NURS 815 Leadership, Role, and Collaboration; NURS 910 Genomics & Ethics; NURS 917 Biostats and Epidemiology.

Career pathways

Upon successful program completion, graduates will be eligible to sit for the ANCC board certification exam for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Across the Lifespan (PMHNP-BC).

Official programme page

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: 60 credits

Apply through the official page: https://www.unh.edu/graduate-school/admissions

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