Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner

Marian Newton, Professor and Director, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program and Assistant Dean of Advising, Retention and Progression
Health & Life Sciences Building, Office 156, (540) 665-5509, mnewton@su.edu

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program is designed to provide the nurse with the necessary knowledge, skills, values, meanings and experiences to assume the role of a PMHNP in a variety of clinical settings. The program consists of didactic and clinical course content essential to provide psychotherapy to individuals, families and groups within hospitals and community settings. Differential diagnosis, health promotion and psychotropic medication management (prescriptive authority) for the psychiatric mental-health patient is addressed in this curriculum. Graduates of this program are eligible to take the American Nurses Credentialing Certification PMHNP exam. The PMHNP student will complete approximately 700 clinical hours during this program of study. Shenandoah University collaborates with other universities to complete coursework in the role of PMHNP. The PMHNP program is offered on the Winchester campus and at the ICPH site in Fairfax, Virginia.

In addition to the 22 credits of required MSN courses, the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner requires 29 specialty credit hours.

MSN Requirements

N 506 Data Analysis and Interpretation I Credit(s): 3
N 512 Theory, Research and Reasoning I Credit(s): 3
N 521 Theory, Research and Reasoning II Credit(s): 3
N 532 Roles and Issues in Advanced Practice Credit(s): 3
N 550 Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics Credit(s): 3
N 560 Advanced Concepts in Physiology and Pathophysiology Credit(s): 3
N 580 Advanced Health Promotion and Assessment Across the Lifespan Credit(s): 4

PMHNP Courses

PMH 645 Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing: Individual Therapy Theory Credit(s): 3 (taken concurrently with PMHL 645) *
PMHL 650 Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing: Individual Therapy Practicum Credit(s): 3 *
PMH 665 Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing: Group, Family and Community Theory Credit(s): 3 (taken concurrently with PMHL 665) *
PMHL 670 Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing: Group, Family and Community Practicum Credit(s): 3 *
PMH 685 Geriatric Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Theory Credit(s): 3 *
PMH 686 Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Theory Credit(s): 3
PMH 695 Advanced Nurse Practitioner Practicum in Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Credit(s): 4 (taken concurrently with PMHL 695) *
HP 576 Substance and Relationship Abuse Credit(s): 3
NP 570 Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics Credit(s): 2
NPLB 570 Applied Pharmacology and Therapeutics Lab Credit(s): 0
NPLB 580 Advanced Assessment Lab Credit(s): 1
N 690 APN Role Development Credit(s): 1

Total: 29 credits

Program Total Hours

Total: 51 credits

* This course includes clinical experiences. The ratio of clinical to clock hours is 1 clinical hour = four clock hours.

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