Post-Master's Certificate in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at University of New Hampshire

The Post- Masters Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PM-PMHNP) program will prepare the APRN with the knowledge, skills, and competencies to assess, diagnose, and manage mental health care patients across the lifespan. The program is designed fo r the licensed RN who has a master of science in nursing degree and at least one year of advanced practice nursing experience*. 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: 30 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Durham, NH, United States

What you will study

30-credit programme. Required courses include NURS 977 Neurobiology of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan; NURS 983 Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Practice and Assessment; NURS 978 Psychopharmacology of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan I; NURS 991 Diagnosis & Management of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan I; NURS 979 Psychopharmacology of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan II; NURS 990 Mental Health & Special Populations.

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).

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