The BSN-DNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner track in the DNP program prepares post baccalaureate nurses to become clinical scholars recognized for outstanding leadership and innovative evidence-based patient/population centered care in nursing and healthcare delivery that improves systems and influence population outcomes. The curriculum prepares graduates to care for individuals, groups, and families across the lifespan in a variety of psychiatric settings. There is a strong emphasis on assessment, diagnosis, psychotherapeutic techniques, and psychopharmacotherapy. The clinical component provides interprofessional collaboration and developing competencies in quality improvement and safety that lead to enhanced outcomes important to patients, families, providers, and organizations.
Minimum Semester Credit Hours: 79
Completion Time Limit: 5 calendar years
BSN-DNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Track Curriculum
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Advance Practice Core Courses | ||
| NURS 7305 | Professional APRN Practice | 3 |
| NURS 6804W | Advanced Pathophysiology for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 6901W | Advanced Pharmacology for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 7306 | Clinical Reasoning & Diagnostic Skills | 4 |
| NURS 7307 | Advanced Health Assessment & Differential Diagnosis | 3 |
| NURS 7533 | Vulnerable Populations | 4 |
| NURS 7450 | Role Transition | 3 |
| NP Track Courses | ||
| NURS 6912W | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 6912B | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical I for DNP | 4 |
| NURS 6913W | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 6913B | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical II for DNP | 4 |
| NURS 6914W | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Care III for DNP | 2 |
| NURS 6914B | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Care III for DNP | 4 |
| NURS 6915B | Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship for DNP | 6 |
| DNP Core Courses | ||
| NURS 7301 | Translational Science I: Evidence-Based Practice Foundations | 6 |
| NURS 7302 | Translational Science II: Methodology | 6 |
| NURS 7303 | Translational Science III: Implementation | 3 |
| NURS 7304 | Translational Science IV: Knowledge Translation | 4 |
| NURS 7537 | Nursing Informatics: Translation into Advanced Practice | 2 |
| NURS 6806W | Research for Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7538 | Transforming Health & Health Care Delivery | 6 |
| Total Hours | 79 | |
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| NURS 7538 | Transforming Health & Health Care Delivery | 6 |
| NURS 6806W | Research for Evidence-Based Practice for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 7301 | Translational Science I: Evidence-Based Practice Foundations | 6 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 7302 | Translational Science II: Methodology | 6 |
| NURS 7533 | Vulnerable Populations | 4 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 7303 | Translational Science III: Implementation | 3 |
| NURS 6804W | Advanced Pathophysiology for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 7305 | Professional APRN Practice | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 7304 | Translational Science IV: Knowledge Translation | 4 |
| NURS 6901W | Advanced Pharmacology for DNP | 3 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 7307 | Advanced Health Assessment & Differential Diagnosis | 3 |
| NURS 7306 | Clinical Reasoning & Diagnostic Skills | 4 |
| NURS 7537 | Nursing Informatics: Translation into Advanced Practice | 2 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 6912W | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 6912B | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical I for DNP | 4 |
| NURS 7450 | Role Transition | 3 |
| Hours | 10 | |
| Spring | ||
| NURS 6913W | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II for DNP | 3 |
| NURS 6913B | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical II for DNP | 4 |
| Hours | 7 | |
| Summer | ||
| NURS 6914W | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Care III for DNP | 2 |
| NURS 6914B | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Care III for DNP | 4 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| NURS 6915B | Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Preceptorship for DNP | 6 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Total Hours | 79 | |