Preparing psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioners to provide a wide range of services to adults and their families
The online Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track prepares practitioners to provide a wide range of services to adults and their families. The program of study is based on a biopsychosocial model of care. It includes the study and application of diagnostic and treatment modalities, and theories and approaches to practice.
Graduates practice in a wide variety of settings as this program enables them to provide direct (assessment, intervention) and indirect (consultation, case management, and supervision) advanced practice services to individuals who are at risk and those who need mental health services. They are eligible to sit for ANCC's Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Certification Examination.
On-Campus Requirements
The Nurse Practitioner Faculty are committed to quality and excellence in the On-Line Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs. Campus visits are essential to students transitioning into the NP role.
Students meet on campus for:
- 10 days at the beginning of the clinical practicum rotations and;
- For one week at the end of the clinical practicum rotations.
The residencies afford faculty the opportunity to provide students with direct support, guidance, and mentoring while they provide students with the opportunity to interact with faculty and collaborate with peers.
The on-campus visits allow faculty to ensure that
- Students are adequately prepared to enter the clinical environment.
- Students are adequately prepared to graduate from the program.
Clinical Rotations
Applicants seeking admission into the MSN in Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program must be willing to complete the clinical practicum rotations in one of the following states: Pennsylvania, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington DC, Connecticut and Rhode Island. Students living on the borders of these regions may be admitted with the understanding that all clinical practicum rotations must be taken only in the designated regional states. Students are required to have a RN Nursing License for the state in which the clinical practicum rotations are being completed.
Key Program Features:
- Clinically current faculty.
- Highly interactive, elearning method challenges and engages students while remaining convenient for working nurses.
- Special tuition plans for employees of health system partners.
- Two on campus Residency Weeks with simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in our new state of the art Multidisciplinary Patient Simulation Lab.
- This is a 55 credit graduate degree program. It is designed for part-time attendance by working nurses. A total of 640 clinical hours are completed in the last year of the program. The four clinical practicum courses require two 8 hour clinical days per week.
Already have an MSN degree?
Post Master's Certificate: This MSN program is available as a Post-Master's Certificate for individuals that hold an MSN degree and would like to gain expertise and national certification in this area of advanced nursing practice. Applicants are evaluated on an individual portfolio review and must complete the master's application package for eligibility for admission. For further information, click here.
Interested in learning more? Click here to view the MSN Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program curriculum or select one of the links on the upper left hand side for additional information about the program.
