DNP: Post Master's with Second Certificate - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice – Second Certification
The DNP-Second Certification option provides an educational route for nurses who already hold a master’s degree in nursing (MSN) as advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) who seek specialization in an area other than that obtained in their master's and also earn their terminal doctorate degree. Students complete the post-master’s DNP program of study concurrently while fulfilling required coursework in their second NP specialty area.
Degree Requirements
To ensure students meet current practice and licensure requirements, courses and clinical rotations might be substituted to ensure compliance and learning outcomes are met. Students must complete all requirements designated by the track coordinator.
Years to Complete the Program
Students are expected to complete the DNP–Second Certification NP Program within five years of initial enrollment and will be allowed to re-sequence only once in the DNP course of study.
Important Technical Standards
For successful admission and continuance in St. Catherine University’s pre-licensure nursing programs, a specific set of essential cognitive, sensory, communication, psychomotor, and behavioral/ emotional/spiritual health abilities are required to be performed with or without reasonable accommodations.
Curriculum
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7560 | Clinical Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NURS 7570 | Neurobiology & Psychopathologic Disorders Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NURS 7510 | Assessment, Diagnosis and EBM of Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions for Adults and Older Adults | 3 |
| NURS 7515 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan - Clinical I | 1 |
| NURS 7580 | The Business of Providing Care for Patients with Psychiatric-Mental Health Disorders | 1 |
| NURS 7590 | Holistic Interventions for Patients with Psychiatric-Mental Health Conditions | 1 |
| NURS 7520 | Assessment, Diagnosis and Evidence Based Practice Management of Psychiatric and Mental Health Condit | 3 |
| NURS 7525 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical II | 3 |
| NURS 7530 | PMHNP 3: Role of the PMHNP--Integrated Care Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 7535 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP | 2 |
| NURS 8135 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Clinical IV | 2 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 55 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 7140 | Foundations of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7570 | Neurobiology & Psychopathologic Disorders Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NURS 7590 | Holistic Interventions for Patients with Psychiatric-Mental Health Conditions | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 7560 | Clinical Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| NURS 7510 | Assessment, Diagnosis and EBM of Psychiatric Mental Health Conditions for Adults and Older Adults | 3 |
| NURS 7515 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan - Clinical I | 1 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7520 | Assessment, Diagnosis and Evidence Based Practice Management of Psychiatric and Mental Health Condit | 3 |
| NURS 7580 | The Business of Providing Care for Patients with Psychiatric-Mental Health Disorders | 1 |
| NURS 7525 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical II | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| NURS 7530 | PMHNP 3: Role of the PMHNP--Integrated Care Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 7535 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 7545 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical IV | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8515 | DNP Integration I | 2 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8516 | DNP Integration II | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8517 | DNP Integration III | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8518 | DNP Integration IV | 2 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 55 | |