Integrated Psychiatric Mental Health FNP

MSN Specialty Track 7

Integrated Psychiatric Mental Health / Family Nurse Practitioner


Program of study — 3 years full time — no part-time options

Required MSN core courses* are included in the schedule below.  

  Fall — Year 1   Psychiatric Mental Health / Family NP    
  Course #   Title   Credits
  VARIOUS *   Graduate Statistics   3
  NRSG 802*   Nursing Scholarship   4
  NRSG 818   Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses I   3
      Subtotal   10

 

  Spring — Year 1        
  Course #   Title   Credits
  NRSG 804*   Health Systems Innovation & Improvement   3
  NRSG 817*   Leadership in Nursing   3
  NRSG 896 *   Research in Clinical Nursing   1
  NRSG 883   Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses   3
      Subtotal   10

 

  Summer — Year 1        
  Course #   Title   Credits
  NRSG 809*   Health Promotion for Populations   3
  NRSG 896 *   Research in Clinical Nursing   1
      Subtotal   4

 

  Fall — Year 2        
  Course #   Title   Credits
  NRSG 882   Advanced Skills Clinical Practicum   2
  NRSG 833   Advanced Assessment Across the Life Span   3
  NRSG 862   Counseling Models in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing   3
  NRSG 867   Neuroscience of Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing   2
  NRSG 886   Health Promotion in Primary Care for Individuals and Families   3
      Subtotal   13

 

  Spring — Year 2        
  Course #   Title   Credits
  NRSG 863   Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Adults   4
  NRSG 888   Primary Health Care of Older Families   6
      Subtotal   10

 

  Fall — Year 3        
  Course #   Title   Credits
  NRSG 864   Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Children & Adolescents   4
  NRSG 887   Primary Health Care of Young Families   7
      Subtotal   11

 

  Spring — Year 3        
  Course #   Title   Credits
  NRSG 868   Practicum in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing   3
  NRSG 869   Advanced Integrated Primary Health Care and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing   5
      Subtotal   8
  3 years full time   TOTAL for Psychiatric Mental Health / Family NP   66

  * Required course — MSN core curriculum  

NP credentialing Graduates are eligible to take the Nurse Practitioner certification exam in this specialty.  

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