The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP), is a 49-credit master of science program for registered nurses with a bachelor of science degree in Nursing and one year of psychiatric mental health nursing experience.
The Lienhard School of Nursing uses a primary health care and lifespan focus to prepare students for advanced practice in psychiatric mental health nursing. Students are prepared to practice in various settings including communities, private practice, institutional settings, substance abuse settings, and shelters. The program provides health promotion, disease prevention, assessment, and treatment of psychiatric diseases and disorders across the lifespan, with particular attention to health disparities and the care of vulnerable populations. Strategies used will include, but are not limited to, treatment, medication management, case management, individual, family, and group therapy.
- A unique blend of online synchronous classes and asynchronous coursework, and individually precepted clinical practicum hours in diverse psychiatric mental health care settings*.
- Our PMHNP program will prepare you to deliver evidence-based, equitable person-centered, primary healthcare to individuals within the context of family and community.
- This program meets requirements for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification for both the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) and the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) certifying organizations.
- Pace offers a certificate of advanced graduate study for master’s-prepared nurses who wish to pursue psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner studies, as well as nurse practitioners who wish to expand their practice through psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner education and certification (credits determined by a gap analysis).
*Asynchronous and synchronous didactic content. Students are required to come to campus up to two times per semester. Dates to be determined.
Master of Science Requirements
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| NURS 811 | Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 812 | Systems-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 813 | Advanced Nursing in Primary Health Care | 3 |
| NURS 814 | Scholarly Inquiry in Evidence-Based Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 640 | Advanced Physical Assessment Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 681 | Pathophysiology For Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 682 | Clinical Pharmacology for Prescribing Advanced Practice Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 629 | Psychopharmacology in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing | 3 |
| NURS 648 | Diagnostic Reasoning for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners | 3 |
| NURS 781 | Advanced Theory and Practice I for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners | 4 |
| NURS 782 | Advanced Theory and Practice II for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners | 6 |
| NURS 783 | Advanced Theory and Practice III for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners | 6 |
| NURS 784 | Advanced Theory and Practice IV for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners | 6 |
| Total Credits | 49 |
Total credits for master's degree conferral (760 supervised clinical hours) 49 credits
