This CCNE accredited track leads to the Master of Science in Nursing degree or a Post-Master’s Certificate. This track reflects Husson University’s ongoing commitment to educate advanced practice nurses for the challenges of the new millennium, with the purpose of improving cost-effective access to mental health care across the lifespan – including children, adolescents, adults, and older adult – with a particular focus on underserved populations. The biopsychosocial orientation to mental illness enables the student to develop the theoretical and research foundations of practice that emphasize the integration of both neurobiological and psychosocial sciences. Graduates are eligible to sit for the ANCC Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Certification Exam.
The PMHNP Track is delivered online with virtual clinical orientation, making graduate nursing education accessible to everyone. Courses utilize synchronous and asynchronous learning formats.
Professional Courses
| Program Requirements | ||
| NU 700 | Theories and Roles for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
| NU 702 | Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics | 3 |
| NU 704 | Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NU 706 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NU 708 | Socio-Cultural Perception of Addiction and Population Health | 3 |
| NU 709 | Diagnosis and Pharmacologic Management of Psychiatric Illness | 3 |
| NU 710 | Advanced Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| NU 740 | Public Health Policy Issues and Challenges | 3 |
| NU 801 & NL 801 | Family Psychiatric Nursing I - Adv Mental Health Assessment Across the Lifespan and Clinical: Psychiatric Nursing I | 6 |
| NU 810 & NL 810 | Family Psychiatric Nursing II -Across the Lifespan and Clinical:Psychiatric Nursing II | 6 |
| NU 812 & NL 812 | Family Psychiatric Nursing III -- Psychiatric Nursing with Groups and Clinical: Psychiatric Nursing III | 6 |
| NU 821 | Strategy & Analysis of Organizational Process | 3 |
| NU 836 | Healthcare Informatics and Technology | 3 |
| NU 840 | Graduate Nursing Capstone | 3 |
| Total Hours | 51 | |