Post-Master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate Program

Issued by University of New Hampshire

Earners of the Post-Masters Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate have completed 29 credit hours with clinical practicum experience through a minimum of up to 750 clinical hours and two on-campus residencies. Earners have learned to care for the psychiatric and mental health needs of patients throughout the lifespan while ensuring patient safety through appropriate treatment plans.

Type Learning
Level Advanced
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Earning Criteria

The earner of this badge completed the following coursework: Neurobiology of Mental Disorders, Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Practice & Assessment, Psychopharmacology of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan I and II, Diagnosis & Management of Mental Health Disorders Across the Lifespan I and II, Mental Health & Special Populations
Nurse practitioners are prepared to add advanced psychiatric skills of therapy, prescribe psychiatric medications & clinical management needed to treat patients with mental illness & chronic medical co-morbidities. Learners have received a lifespan perspective in psychiatric mental health diagnostic reasoning, psychopharmacology, individual psychotherapies & management of complex psychiatric illnesses giving the student an evidence-based framework for complete psychiatric-mental health care.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practicum (750 hours) and clinical courses are 2-3 credits each totaling 29 credits.
After earning the certificate, earners are qualified to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification Examination.

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Credit Hours

This certificate program offers 29 credit hours