The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) focal area prepares graduates to provide comprehensive mental health and addiction treatment care in hospitals, outpatient, and community settings. The PMHNP program is a lifespan program, providing education to care for patients with mental health problems from early childhood to old age. The distinctive program focus is integration of mental illness and addictions, including preparation to serve diverse populations who may be disproportionately affected by mental health and substance-related problems and/or health care disparities, such as barriers to accessing services.
The PMHNP program of study* is for students entering the DNP program with an RN and Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion (APNI) to DNP students who have successfully completed their pre-licensure program of study.
| YEAR ONE - APNI Entry | YEAR ONE - RN Entry |
| Summer Quarter | Summer Quarter - 11 credits |
|---|---|
| See final quarter Immersion Program of Study | 6004 Pharmacology for Registered Nurses |
| 6024 Advanced Pathophysiology | |
| 6110 Ethical Care for Social Justice |
| Fall Quarter - 14 credits | Fall Quarter - 13 credits |
|---|---|
| 6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk | 6020 Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk |
| 6024 Advanced Pathophysiology | 6075 Clinical Reasoning |
| 6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice | 6130 Foundations of Nursing Knowledge for Advanced Practice |
| 6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems | 6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies |
| Winter Quarter - 12 credits | Winter Quarter - 12 credits |
|---|---|
| 6004 Pharmacology for Registered Nurses | 6017 Health Care System Economics and Finance |
| 6075 Clinical Reasoning | 6111 Health Informatics |
| 6111 Health Informatics | 6120 Population-Based Health Care |
| 6190 Quality Improvement Process and Methodologies | 6160 Leadership in Health Care Systems |
| Spring Quarter - 9 credits | Spring Quarter - 9 credits |
|---|---|
| 6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World | 6010 Health Care Policy for a Just and Humane World |
| 6017 Health Care System Economics and Finance | 6014 Theory Informed Critical Inquiry I |
| 6502 Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders and Addictions | 6502 Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders and Addictions |
| YEAR TWO - ALL | YEAR THREE - ALL |
| Summer Quarter - 0 credits | Summer Quarter - 5 credits |
|---|---|
| No courses | 6503 PMHNP Clinical Diagnosis and Management Practicum I |
| Fall Quarter - 13 credits | Fall Quarter - 8 credits |
|---|---|
| 6001 Advanced Health Assessment: Lab | 6505 PMHNP Clinical Diagnosis and Management Practicum II |
| 6101 Advanced Health Assessment: Theory | 6901 DNP Internship I |
| 6022 Advanced Pharmacological Applications for Primary Care | |
| 6504 Advanced Psychiatric Diagnosis and Management Across the Lifespan |
| Winter Quarter - 10 credits | Winter Quarter - 10-13 credits |
|---|---|
| 6015 Critical Inquiry II | 6507 PMHNP Clinical Diagnosis and Management Practicum III |
| 6508 Assessment and Management of Substance Disorders and Addictions Across the Lifespan | 6514 Integrated Management of Psychiatric Disorders |
| 6506 Psychopharmacology and Complementary Therapeutics I | 6903 DNP Project Internship II |
| Spring Quarter - 10 credits | Spring Quarter - 7-9 credits |
|---|---|
| 6018 Health Program Planning and Development | 6509 PMHNP Transition to Professional Practice, PMHNP Clinical Practicum IV |
| 6500 Motivational Interviewing Theory and Practice | 6905 DNP Internship III |
| 6501 Theory-Guided Psychotherapy and Health Promotion: Theory | DNP Project Presentation and Program Synthesis |
*Program of study shown is based on 2023-2024 AY. Curriculum is subject to change. All courses begin with prefix NURS.