Doctor of Nursing Practice - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration (D.N.P.)

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Program Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Core
NURS 550	Role Development Practice Leadership for Advanced Practice Nursing	1.5
NURS 560	Scholarly Writing for Doctoral Studies	2
NURS 570	Biostatistics for Advanced Practice Nursing	1.5
NURS 590	Epidemiology for Advanced Practice Nursing	1.5
NURS 651	Using Information Technology for Program Planning, Monitoring, and Reporting	2
NURS 660	Integrating Evidence into Practice to Improve Outcomes	3
NURS 670	Ethical and Legal Implications of Advanced Practice Nursing	1.5
NURS 700	Care Management Impacting Healthcare Outcomes	1
NURS 710	Application of Teaching and Learning Processes for Nurse Practitioners	1
NURS 720	Advocacy for Healthcare Policy and Social Justice	2
NURS 800	Doctor of Nursing Practice Quality Improvement Project I	3
NURS 810	Doctor of Nursing Practice Quality Improvement Project II	1
NURS 820	Doctor of Nursing Practice Quality Improvement Project III	4
Advanced Practice Core
NURS 655	Advanced Pathophysiology for Nurse Practitioners	3
NURS 665	Advanced Pharmacology for Nurse Practitioners	3
NURS 675	Advanced Health Assessment for Nurse Practitioners	4
Total Credits		35

Concentration Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required Courses
NURS 706	Advanced Psychopharmacology for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners	3
NURS 716	PMHNP I: Role Development, Mental Health Assessment, and Diagnosis	5
NURS 726	Theoretical Frameworks and Best Practices for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners	3
NURS 806	PMHNP II: Care Management of Persons with Common Acute Chronic Mental Health Disorders	6
NURS 816	PMHNP III: Care Management of Adults Older Adults with Mental Health Disorders Comorbidities	6
NURS 826	PMHNP IV: Care Management of Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults with Mental Health Disorders	6
NURS 836	PMHNP V: Care Management of Contemporary Mental Health Issues	6
NURS 846	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Seminar	2
Culminating Experience
Total Credits		37

Roadmap for Full-Time Study

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
NURS 550	1.5	NURS 651	2	NURS 675	4
NURS 560	2	NURS 660	3	NURS 700	1
NURS 570	1.5	NURS 670	1.5	NURS 710	1
NURS 580	1.5	NURS 665	3	NURS 706	3
NURS 655	3
	9.5		9.5		9
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
NURS 716	5	NURS 800	3	NURS 810	1
NURS 720	2	NURS 806	6	NURS 816	6
NURS 726	3
	10		9		7
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
NURS 820	4	NURS 836	6
NURS 826	6	NURS 846	2
	10		8
Total Credits 72

Roadmap for Part-Time Study

First Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
NURS 550	1.5	NURS 651	2	NURS 655	3
NURS 560	2	NURS 660	3	NURS 670	1.5
NURS 570	1.5
	5		5		4.5
Second Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
NURS 700	1	NURS 665	3	NURS 675	4
NURS 710	1	NURS 720	2
NURS 580	1.5
	3.5		5		4
Third Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
NURS 706	3	NURS 716	5	NURS 800	3
NURS 726	3
	6		5		3
Fourth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits	Summer	Credits
NURS 806	6	NURS 816	6	NURS 820	4
NURS 810	1
	7		6		4
Fifth Year
Fall	Credits	Spring	Credits
NURS 826	6	NURS 836	6
		NURS 846	2
	6		8
Total Credits 72