Curriculum

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP)—Master of Science in Nursing

Residency Requirement

In addition to coursework, the PMHNP program requires students to attend three on-campus residencies, generally which are 1-3 days in length. These residencies include: a new student orientation, a second-year residency that takes place prior to entering track specific clinical coursework at the beginning of Year Two, and a final residency that coincides with the student's graduation.

Students are required to attend three residencies on our Worcester campus. Each residency lasts one to three days.

COURSE TITLE SEMESTER HOURS

Year One: Semester One

NUR 701 Professional Role Development for Advanced Practice Nursing 3
NUR 706 Advanced Pathophysiology 3

Year One: Semester Two

NUR 707 Advanced Pharmacology 3
NUR 702 Human Diversity, Social and Policy Issues 3

Year One: Semester Three

NUR 703 Advanced Health Assessment Across the Lifespan (75 clinical hours) 5
NUR 801 Survey of Telemedicine 1

Year Two: Semester Four

NUR 715 Psychopharmacology for the Advanced Practice Nurse (PMHNP) 3
NUR 805 Basic Counseling Theory & Techniques for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 3
NUR 805C Basic Counseling Theory & Techniques for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical (75 clinical hours) 1

Year Two: Semester Five

NUR 806 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I 3
NUR 806C Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I Clinical (300 clinical hours) 4
NUR 816 Scholarship for Advanced Nursing: Building an Evidence Based Practice  3

Year Two: Semester Six

NUR 807 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II 3
NUR 807C Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II Clinical (300 clinical hours) 4
NUR 823 Translating and Integrating Scholarship Practicum  3

Total semester hours: 45