The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certification option at St. Catherine University provides an educational route for nurse practitioners who already hold a master’s degree in nursing with certification in an existing primary care nurse practitioner population focus who seek a second area of specialization in psychiatric mental health.  Students will build upon their advanced practice nursing knowledge and engage in courses that will prepare them to provide psychiatric mental health care to patients needing mental health assessment, case management, and ongoing clinical management.

Curriculum

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
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
Total Credits		21

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.

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