Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner MSN to DNP Concentration

The psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP) is a leadership role as a principal provider of primary health care who treat individuals with psychiatric disorders across the lifespan in a variety of settings. PMHNP students prepared at the DNP level will be clinical experts with the organizational, economic, and leadership skills necessary to critique the literature, promote evidence-based practice, and design programs of care delivery that are functional, economically feasible, and which significantly impact health care outcomes.

The online option is only available to applicants with a master’s degree in same focus. 

* Courses  with a “D” can be delivered synchronously via distance technology. Such courses are open only to qualified on-site students as per Policy 438. 

A sample program plan for full time study is provided below. Depending on courses completed during the previous MSN program, additional coursework may be required.