Master of Science in Nursing/Advanced Practice Nursing Immersion Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

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Degree Requirements:

The APN immersion prepares non-nurses with undergraduate degrees as primary care nurse practitioners. Students are prepared to sit for the registered nurse licensure examination after four quarters of study. Completion of the psychiatric mental health specialization requires 11 quarters of study.

I. Nursing Major Requirements

37 credits, including:

NURSI 5005 - Pharmacology for Nursing Care 3 credit hours
NURSI 5012 - Nursing Care of the Well Family 5 credit hours
NURSI 5013 - Leadership, Delegation, and Coordination in Nursing Practice 1 credit hour
NURSI 5025 - Nursing Care During Altered Health: Adults 3 credit hours
NURSI 5026 - Nursing Care During Altered Health: Pediatrics 2 credit hours
NURSI 5027 - Clinical Practice In Nursing Care During Altered Health: Adults 4 credit hours
NURSI 5028 - Clinical Practice in Nursing Care During Altered Health: Pediatrics 3 credit hours
NURSI 5029 - Psychosocial Foundation for Advanced Practice Nursing: Clinical 4 credit hours
NURSI 5031 - Nursing Care in the Community 6 credit hours
NURSI 5041 - Foundational Concepts and Skills for Nursing 6 credit hours

II. Foundation Courses

34 credits, including:

NURS 5001 - Advanced Health Assessment and Health Promotion 4 credit hours
NURS 5002 - Vulnerability, Culture, and Nursing 2 credit hours
NURS 5004 - Concepts and Theories for Advanced Nursing Practice 3 credit hours
NURS 5009 - Advanced Nursing Practice Roles and Functions 3 credit hours
NURS 5010 - Ethical Considerations and Health Policy in Nursing Practice 4 credit hours
NURS 5014 - Critical Inquiry I 3 credit hours
NURS 5016 - Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care 3 credit hours
NURS 5020 - Epidemiologic Analysis of Populations at Risk 4 credit hours
NURS 5022 - Advanced Pharmacological Applications for Primary Care 3 credit hours
NURS 5024 - Advanced Pathophysiology 3 credit hours
NURS 5065 - Advanced Pharmacology for Nursing Care 2 credit hours

III. Specialization Area: Family Psychiatric Mental Health

42 NURS credits, including:

NURS 5021 - Psychosocial Foundations for Advanced Practice Nursing 3 credit hours
NURS 5030 - Advanced Psychiatric Nursing: Counseling of the Individuals, Families, and Groups 3 credit hours
NURS 5032 - The Neurobiology of Psychiatric Mental Health & Addictions 3 credit hours
NURS 5033 - Motivating Change in Addictive Behavior: Theory, Practice and Policy 3 credit hours
NURS 5034 - Principles of Addiction Treatment 3 credit hours
NURS 5035 - Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Health Disorders and Addictions I 6 credit hours
NURS 5036 - Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Health Disorders and Addictions II 6 credit hours
NURS 5037 - Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Psychiatric Health Disorder and Addictions III 6 credit hours
NURS 5038 - Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing 4 credit hours
NURS 5052 - Psychopharmacology in Advanced Practice Nursing 3 credit hours
NURS 5075 - Advanced Health Assessment and Differential Diagnosis 2 credit hours

NOTE:

B- is minimum passing grade for specialty courses.

IV. Program Synthesis

Choose one of the following:

NURS 5990 - Scholarly Project 1 to 3 credit hours (3 credits)
NURS 5991 - Thesis 6 credit hours (6 credits)