PMHNP Post-Master's Certificate Course Descriptions

(*courses that must have been completed prior to application)

*N615 Advanced Pathophysiology (3 cr.)  This course examines the conceptual basis and specific knowledge of pathophysiology and disease recognition for children and adults as observed in the primary care setting.

*N619 Advanced Pharmacology (3 cr.) This course reviews in-depth the principles of pharmacology for classes of drugs commonly used in various health care practices. The most pertinent drug classes for nursing practice are included in this course.

*N703 Pharmacotherapy Management (3 cr.) Integration of principles of pharmacology and therapeutic patient care management to construct, implement and evaluate optimal pharmacotherapeutic regimens for patients in various healthcare settings. This course includes an assignment with a local pharmacist.

*N725 Leadership in Public Health Systems (3 cr.) The course focuses on leadership theory, research, development, and practical competencies of contemporary leaders of health care systems.

*N670 Family Systems and Interventions (3 cr.)  Selected concepts, theories and research related to family dynamics and family coping, with an emphasis on practice strategies to support family well-being and mental health.

*N614 Advanced Health Assessment and Clinical Reasoning (3 cr.) and N698A Practicum (1 cr.) must be taken concurrently. N698A is the first practicum course in the PMHNP/DNP specialty concentration sequence. Content and practicum focus is on acquiring the knowledge and skills needed to perform comprehensive health assessments and develop enhanced capacity for clinical reasoning and laboratory test interpretation.

N643 Assessment and Diagnosis of Psychiatric and Mental Health Disorders (3 cr.) This course introduces the diagnostic processes in mental health/mental disorders using DSM 5 diagnostic criteria, ICD coding, and other mental assessment tools while considering family, community, and cultural influences.

N580 Integrative Therapies in Health Care (2 cr.) This course will examine integrative health therapies including the cultural contexts of health and health care, telehealth, dynamics of systems and individual change, and evidence-based analysis of therapeutic effectiveness.

N697NP Neuropsychopharmacology (3 cr.) This course examines the pharmacological treatment of psychiatric mental health disorders and is structured to develop the student with a logical approach and treatment strategy to use when prescribing.

N612 Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Children and Adolescents (3 cr.) Content in the psychopathology, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders affecting children and adolescents are presented.

N698CA Practicum Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Children and Adolescents (3 cr.) This course will consist of a supervised clinical practicum experience in a community based health care agency providing advanced practice psychiatric mental health nursing care to children, adolescents and their families, 168 clinical practicum hours.

N622 Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Adults and Older Adults (3 cr.) This course will consist of a supervised clinical practicum experience in a community based health care agency/facility providing psychiatric mental health care to children, adolescents and their families.

N698AD Practicum Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing with Adults and Older Adults (3 cr.) This course will consist of a supervised clinical practicum in a community based health agency or facility providing advanced practice psychiatric mental health care to adults and older adults, 168 clinical practicum hours.

N721 Advanced Psychotherapy Modalities with Individuals, Groups and Families (2 cr.) This course continues preparing students in developing advanced skills to deliver individual, group and family psychosocial therapeutics using evidence based psychosocial treatment models across the lifespan.

N798GF Practicum Advanced Psychotherapy Modalities with Individuals, Groups and Families (2 cr.)  This course consists of a supervised clinical practicum experience in a community based inpatient or outpatient mental health care agency providing psychotherapeutic mental health care to individuals, groups and families, 112 clinical practicum hours.

N722 Psychiatric Mental Health- Complex Health Problems (3 cr.) A refinement of advanced knowledge and skills required to deliver psychiatric mental health care to culturally diverse individuals of all ages with complex mental health and psychiatric issues.

N798X Practicum Psychiatric Mental Health- Complex Health Problems (3 cr.) This course will consist of a supervised clinical practicum experience in a health care agency/facility providing psychiatric mental health care to individuals, of all ages with complex mental health and psychiatric issues. 112 clinical practicum hours.

*N898D Final Direct Care residency (2 cr.) This final practicum is an essential component of the DNP program that affords students the opportunity to immerse themselves in their area of specialty practice as they complete 112 hours of practicum experiences in one semester. This practicum provides an intensive immersion opportunity for students to further enhance and integrate their prior learning and to gain experience.