Dual Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice

This dual option provides students the opportunity to earn a Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice simultaneously. The Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice combined option provides a solid academic and practical foundation for master’s prepared nurses without current certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

 

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate is designed to prepare graduates to provide comprehensive mental health services to diverse populations across the lifespan. The program combines theory, practice, and therapeutic interventions to promote the highest level of care. Upon completion of the Post-Masters Certificate, students will be eligible for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner national certification through the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC).

 

For more information regarding the Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program including application deadlines, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/psychiatric-mental-health-nurse-practitioner-certificate-curriculum.aspx 

 

Doctor of Nursing Practice Degree

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program is designed for nurses who hold a master’s degree in nursing and offers an educational pathway to earn the highest clinically focused doctoral degree in nursing. Upon completion of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program, students will possess forward thinking clinical and systems leadership skills to promote the application of evidence-based practice to address the nation’s increasingly complex healthcare needs.

 

For more information regarding the Doctor of Nursing Practice program including application deadlines, please refer to: https://www.wilmu.edu/health/dnp.aspx

 

Program Information 

Admission, progression, and graduation requirements are a coordinated effort within the College of Health Professions and Natural Sciences graduate and doctoral programs. The combined Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice Program is 57 credits. This includes 24 credits and 500 clinical hours for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate and 33 credits and 500 experiential engagement hours for the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program. Students will be dual advised by the MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program Chair and DNP Program Chair.

 

Admission Requirements

Students must meet admission requirements for both the Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice programs.

 

In addition, this program requires two applications, one to the Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate program and one for the Doctor of Nursing Practice program. Acceptance to one program does not guarantee acceptance to the other.

 

 

57 Credits, 19 Courses

Psychiatric Mental Health NP Certificate Courses

MSN 8348Psychopharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse Across the Lifespan

3

MSN 8349Therapeutic Modalities and Psychiatric Conditions Across the Lifespan

3

MSN 8350Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions and Therapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan I

3

MSN 8351Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions and Therapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan II

3

MSN 8352Psychiatric Mental Health Management of Serious Conditions in Vulnerable Populations Across the Lifespan: Family/Group

3

MSN 8353Certificate Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum I

3

MSN 8354Certificate Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum II

3

MSN 8355Certificate Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum III

3

DNP Project Courses

DNP 8000Doctor of Nursing Practice Project I (145 Experiential Engagement hours)

3

DNP 8001Doctor of Nursing Practice Project II (150 Experiential Engagement hours)

3

DNP 8002Doctor of Nursing Practice Project III (150 Experiential Engagement hours)

3

DNP Core Courses

DNP 7000Bioethics for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

DNP 7101Epidemiology for Advanced Nursing Practice

3

DNP 7103Population Health (20 Experiential Engagement hours)

3

DNP 7104Politics and Policy in the Healthcare System

3

DNP 7105Healthcare Economics and the Business of Practice

3

DNP 7106Healthcare Informatics

3

DNP 7107Applied Evidence-Based Practice

3

DNP 7108QI and Systems Thinking in Healthcare (35 Experiential Engagement hours)

3