Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (FPMHNP)
A Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) is an advanced practice nurse that seeks to improve the mental health of individuals across the lifespan.
Our program looks to prepare nurses as expert providers of care to clients with psychiatric concerns across various health care settings. Program faculty equip students with the advanced clinical judgment and expertise needed to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, manage and evaluate holistic plans of care. Students are prepared to provide various interventions, including treatment with psychotropic medications, individual, group, and family psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and collaboration with integrated care teams.
Additionally, the program fosters the roles of educator, leader, and change agent that are essential to provide evidence-driven advanced practice psychiatric care.
Upon graduation, students will meet the criteria to take the American Nurses Credentialing Center's (ANCC) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification examination.
Degree Completion
88 Credits
Total for DNP - FMPHNP Program
900 Clinical Hours
Total for DNP Program
200 Project Hours
Total for DNP Program
Program Details - Fall Start - Full Time
Expand allYear 1 - Fall
Year 1 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 607: Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 612: Family Nursing Theory | 3 |
| NURS 616: Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| NURS 640: Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Year 1 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 608: Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 |
| NURS 613: Innovation in Information, Quality, and Safety | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 2 - Fall
Year 2 - Spring
Year 2 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 713: Advancements Information, Quality and Safety | 3 |
| NURS 723: DNP Project II (50 hours) | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 3 - Fall
Year 3 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 605: Health Policy | 3 |
| NURS 669: Clinical Immersion (225 hours) | 5 |
| NURS 730: Project Defense (50 hours) | 1 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Program Details - Spring Start - Part Time
Expand allYear 1 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 612: Family Nursing Theory | 3 |
| NURS 616: Advanced Nursing Research | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 2 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 613: Innovation in Information, Quality, and Safety | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
Year 2 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 637: Scholarly Writing and Program Development | 3 |
| NURS 711: Organization Behavior and Systems Leadership | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 2 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 565: Nurse as Educator | 3 |
| NURS 620: Legal & Ethical Issues | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 3 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 610: Nursing Theory | 3 |
| NURS 626: Leadership for the APRN | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
Year 3 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 621: Clinical Pathology | 3 |
| NURS 632: Statistics and Methods for the DNP Project | 4 |
| TOTAL | 7 |
Year 3 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 607: Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 640: Advanced Pharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 605: Health Policy | 3 |
| TOTAL |
Year 4 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 608: Epidemiology and Population Health | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
Year 4 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 627: Clinical Management / FPMHNP I (225 hours) | 6 |
| NURS 710: Foundations of the DNP Project | 3 |
| NURS 609: FPMHNP Theory | 3 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
Year 4 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 628: Clinical Management / FPMHNP II (225 hours) | 6 |
| NURS 722: DNP Project I (50 Hours) | 2 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
Year 5 - Summer
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 723: DNP Project II (50 hours) | 2 |
| NURS 713: Advancements in Information, Quality and Safety | 3 |
| TOTAL | 5 |
Year 5 - Fall
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 629: Clinical Management / FPMHNP III (225 hours) | 6 |
| NURS 725: DNP Project III (50 hours) | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
Year 5 - Spring
| COURSE | CREDIT |
|---|---|
| NURS 669: Clinical Immersion (225 hours) | 5 |
| NURS 730: Project Defense (50 hours) | 1 |
| TOTAL | 6 |