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 the ANCC's Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Certification Examination.
Location Requirements
Applicants seeking admission into the MSN in Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program must have a RN Nursing License in and be willing to complete the clinical practicum rotations in one of the following states:
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware
- New Jersey
- Virginia
- Washington DC
- Connecticut
- Rhode Island
- Maryland
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.
On-Campus Requirements
The Nurse Practitioner Faculty are committed to quality and excellence in the online Nurse Practitioner (NP) Programs. Campus visits are essential.
Students meet on campus for:
- A minimum of 3 days at the beginning of the clinical practicum rotations
- A minimum of 3 days at the end of the clinical practicum rotations
The residency visits afford faculty the opportunity to provide students with direct support, guidance, and mentoring. They provide students with the opportunity to interact with faculty and collaborate with their peers.
Key Program Features:
- Clinically current faculty.
- Highly interactive, e-learning method that challenges and engages students while remaining convenient for working nurses.
- Special tuition plans for employees of health system partners.
- Two on campus Residency Visits with simulated clinical learning experiences conducted in our new state of the art Multidisciplinary Patient Simulation Lab.
- The Advanced Physical Assessment course is offered as an on-line course with an on-campus component. Students are required to come to campus twice during the course: once for a midterm assessment and evaluation, and again at the end of the course for a final re-demonstration of clinical assessment skills. The end of the course visit is scheduled during the required NP Summer Residency Visit.
- 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.
- Students must complete the clinical practicum rotations in sequential order. The first clinical practicum course begins in the Summer Quarter of each academic year.
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 additional information on the program, please contact:
Gladys Clapano-Mozdzonek
Academic Advisor Nurse Practitioner Programs
gc346@drexel.edu (p) 215-762-8564
