MSN Specialty Track 6
Psychiatric Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner
Program of study — 2 years full time — part-time options
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Fall — Year 1 |
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Psychiatric Mental Health NP / CNS |
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Course # |
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Title |
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Credits |
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NRSG 804* |
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Health Systems Innovation & Improvement |
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3 |
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NRSG 862 |
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Counseling Models in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
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3 |
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NRSG 818 |
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Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses I |
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3 |
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NRSG 867 |
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Neuroscience of Psychopharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing |
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2 |
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Subtotal |
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11 |
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Course # |
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Title |
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Credits |
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VARIOUS * |
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Graduate Statistics |
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3 |
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NRSG 863 |
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Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Adults |
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4 |
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NRSG 817* |
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Leadership in Nursing |
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3 |
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NRSG 883 |
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Applied Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nurses |
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3 |
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Subtotal |
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13 |
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Course # |
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Title |
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Credits |
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NRSG 809* |
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Health Promotion for Populations |
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3 |
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Subtotal |
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3 |
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Course # |
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Title |
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Credits |
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NRSG 864 |
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Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Children & Adolescents |
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4 |
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NRSG 802* |
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Nursing Scholarship |
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4 |
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NRSG 833 |
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Advanced Assessment Across the Life Span |
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3 |
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Subtotal |
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11 |
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Course # |
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Title |
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Credits |
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NRSG 868 |
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Practicum in Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing |
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7 |
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NRSG 896 * |
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Research in Clinical Nursing |
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2 |
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Subtotal |
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9 |
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2 years full time |
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TOTAL for Psychiatric Mental Health NP |
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47 |
Part-time study options
- We offer flexible, part-time study options to fit the busy lives of RNs.
- For this specialty: a common part-time path is 6 semesters or 3 years.
- You may take up to 5 years to complete your MSN.
- Ask a graduate student services representative or faculty advisor for guidance in planning a part-time schedule that fits your goals, work schedule and family responsibilities.
NP credentialing
Graduates are eligible to take the Nurse Practitioner certification exam in this specialty.
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