DNP: Second Certification - Psychiatric Mental Health NP
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 option 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 Healthcare Practice and Management | 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 | Psychiatric Mental Health I: Assessment, Diagnosis and EBP Management of Adults and Older Adults | 3 |
| NURS 7515 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical I | 1 |
| NURS 7564 | Advanced Clinical Psychopharmacology and Integrative Treatments in PMHNP Practice | 2 |
| NURS 7520 | Psychiatric Mental Health II: Assessment, Diagnosis and EBP Management of Children and Families | 3 |
| NURS 7525 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical II | 3 |
| NURS 7530 | Psychiatric Mental Health III: Integrated Care Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 7535 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical III | 2 |
| NURS 8135 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical IV | 2 |
| NURS 8515 | DNP Practicum I: Leading QI | 2 |
| NURS 8516 | DNP Practicum II: Strategic project planning | 2 |
| NURS 8517 | DNP Practicum III: QI implementation and data analysis | 2 |
| NURS 8518 | DNP Practicum IV: Sustaining and disseminating QI | 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 7560 | Clinical Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| STAT 7000 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3 |
| NURS 7510 | Psychiatric Mental Health I: Assessment, Diagnosis and EBP Management of Adults and Older Adults | 3 |
| NURS 8300 | Advanced Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation | 3 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 7080 | Informatics for Advanced Healthcare Practice and Management | 3 |
| NURS 7520 | Psychiatric Mental Health II: Assessment, Diagnosis and EBP Management of Children and Families | 3 |
| NURS 8150 | Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 7530 | Psychiatric Mental Health III: Integrated Care Across the Lifespan | 3 |
| NURS 7515 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical I | 1 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8536 | Healthcare Economics and Finance | 3 |
| NURS 7525 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical II | 3 |
| NURS 7564 | Advanced Clinical Psychopharmacology and Integrative Treatments in PMHNP Practice | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8515 | DNP Practicum I: Leading QI | 2 |
| NURS 8523 | Advanced Evidence-based Practice | 3 |
| NURS 7535 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical III | 2 |
| Summer Term | ||
| NURS 8516 | DNP Practicum II: Strategic project planning | 2 |
| NURS 8135 | Psychotherapeutic Interventions Across the Lifespan: PMHNP Clinical IV | 2 |
| Fall Term | ||
| NURS 8517 | DNP Practicum III: QI implementation and data analysis | 2 |
| Spring Term | ||
| NURS 8518 | DNP Practicum IV: Sustaining and disseminating QI | 2 |
| NURS 8543 | Health Care: Power, Policy and Politics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 55 | |