- Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP),
- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric/Mental Health, Psychiatric Nurse Educator,
- Mental Health Program Director,
- Psychiatric Consultant,
- Behavioral Health Specialist,
- Psychiatric Case Manager,
- Advanced Practice
- Registered Nurse (APRN) in Psychiatry
Admission Requirements
In addition to the general admission requirements and procedures, applicants wishing to be considered for admission to the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master Certificate program must:
- Hold an earned Master of Science in Nursing degree from an accredited institution recognized by the United States Department of Education or a foreign master’s degree evaluated by an approved agency indicating equivalency to a Master of Science Degree in Nursing earned at an accredited institution in the U.S. (official university transcript or evaluation must be received before the end of the first term)
- Be eligible to meet externship/preceptorship requirements
- Have an active Registered Nurse license
- Provide 3 reference letters (2 professional)
- Provide current resume
- Interview with program director/lead faculty
- Complete a gap analysis for degree plan evaluation if applicable
- Successful completion of the Ethics, Information Literacy, and Professional Writing Seminar, along with attending the programmatic orientation
- Provide proof of liability insurance as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student prior to the first clinical.
- Have completed the following courses at an institution that satisfies requirement 1, above, and the university’s transfer credit policies prior to enrollment in the program: Advanced pathophysiology, Advanced pharmacology, Advanced health/physical assessment.
Professinal Licensure Disclosure for Out-of-State Students: If you are considering an academic program that leads to a professional license in your state, it is highly recommended that you first seek guidance from the appropriate licensing agency in your home state before beginning the academic program.
End of Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Integrate nursing and related sciences into the delivery of care to clients across diverse healthcare settings.
- Create effective interdisciplinary organizational and systems leadership in caring for clients in diverse healthcare settings.
- Analyze quality initiatives to improve health outcomes across the continuum of care.
- Apply practice guidelines to improve practice and health outcomes.
- Relate information and communication technologies in order to document and improve health outcomes.
- Examine the effect of legal, ethical, and regulatory processes on healthcare delivery, practice, and health outcomes.
- Employ collaborative interprofessional strategies for improving client and population health outcomes.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of clinical prevention interventions that affect individual and population-based health outcomes, perform risk assessments, and design plans or programs of care.
- Relate knowledge of illness and disease management to providing evidence-based care to clients, communities, and vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery system.
By achieving its comprehensive program learning outcomes, Ember University’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program is dedicated to cultivating advanced practice nurses who demonstrate both exceptional skill and profound compassion. This program equips graduates to make significant and transformative contributions to the evolving field of mental health care.
Program Outline:
Course Description:
Prerequisites Required: None
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: This course didactically illustrates the semiology, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral and mental disorders, including personality disorders, and chronic and acute psychiatric decompensations.
Prerequisites Required: MSN5030
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: This course focuses on the classification, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, compatibility, and secondary and adverse reactions of psychotropics.
Prerequisites Required: MSN5030 & MSN5052
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: This course is designed to present the functional approach of the behavior of the behavioral psychiatric patient to facilitate an accurate and prompt diagnosis, including identification of cognitive and organic problems.
Prerequisites Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, & MSN5050
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: This course teaches the different mechanisms to be shed in the implementation of individual, group, and family therapy according to the patient’s diagnostic and cognitive level.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, & MSN5035
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: This course covers the psychological changes in different age groups from infants to elders with their particularities and more frequent psychological and psychiatric illnesses and imbalances.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, & MSN5035
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: The student will complete a rotation in a psychiatric-mental health specialty area focusing on adults and their families with a preceptor who will guide the student in managing acute and chronic psychiatric symptoms and disorders. The student will explore and utilize various psychotherapeutic strategies in this clinical rotation. Following the Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, the student will also use evidence-based clinical decision-making.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, MSN5035, MSN5056 & MSN5056C
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: This course establishes the relationship between neurological problems and their psychiatric and behavioral expressions.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, MSN5035, MSN5056 & MSN5056C
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: The student will complete a rotation in a psychiatric-mental health specialty area focusing on children, adolescents, and adults with their families, with a preceptor who will guide the student in managing acute and chronic psychiatric symptoms and disorders. The student will explore and utilize various psychotherapeutic strategies in this clinical rotation. Following the Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, the student will also use evidence-based clinical decision-making.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, MSN5035, MSN5056, MSN5056C, MSN6057, & MSN6057C
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: For the practicum, the student will develop research using a topic selected from a pool given by the instructor according to psychiatric and behavioral issues affecting the community.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, MSN5035, MSN5056, MSN5056C MSN6057, MSN6057C, & MSN 5027
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: The student will receive a consolidation of all the knowledge acquired during the program through a didactic review to prepare the student for the certification exam.
Prerequisite Required: MSN5030, MSN5052, MSN5050, MSN5035, MSN5056, MSN5056C MSN6057, MSN6057C, MSN 5027, & MSN 6065
Co-requisites: None
Course Description: The student will complete a rotation in a psychiatric-mental health specialty area focusing on life span issues, co-occurring diagnosis, and substance abuse, with a preceptor who will guide the student in managing acute and chronic psychiatric symptoms and disorders. The student will explore and utilize various psychotherapeutic strategies in this clinical rotation. Following the Psychiatric Mental-Health Nursing Scope and Standards of Practice, the student will also use evidence-based clinical decision-making in an advanced professional role.
Total Credits Hours
35
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