DNP: PMHNP Course Curriculum

DNP: PMHNP, 30-Month

Year 1 (42QH)

• Term 1
  • NDNP 752 Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (5)
  • NDNP 910 Health Policy, Economics & Finance (2)
  • NDNP 901 Applied Statistics and Research Methods for EBP (3)
  • 10 QH
• Term 2
  • NDNP 753 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
  • NDNP 725 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
  • NDNP 912 Leadership, Quality/Safety & Outcomes Management (2)
  • 9 QH
• Term 3
  • NPMH 774 Foundations in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4)
  • NPMH 775 Neuro Anatomy & Physiology & Behavior (4)
  • NDNP 903 Synthesizing Evid. to Inform Practice (2)
  • 10 QH
• Term 4
  • NPMH 787 Psychotherapy for Mental Health Disorders (4)
  • NPMH 776 Diagnosis and Management of Mental Health Disorders I (4)
  • NPMH 785 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Disorders I (3)
  • NDNP 906 Entry-level Doctoral Project Planning I (2)
  • 13 QH

Year 2 (51QH)

• Term 5
  • NPMH 779 Diagnosis and Management of Mental Health Disorders II (5)
  • NPMH 786 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Disorders II (3)
  • NPMH 811 Clinical Residency I (5) (120 clinical hours)
  • 13 QH
• Term 6
  • NPMH 821 Clinical Residency II (7) (200 clinical hours)
  • NPMH 783 Assessment, Diagnosis, Management of Addictive Disorders (3)
  • NDNP 907 Entry-level Doctoral Project Planning II (3)
  • 13 QH
• Term 7
  • NPMH 789 Special Populations for Mental Health Disorders (4)
  • NDNP 921 Implementation of the DNP Scholarly Project I (3)
  • NPMH 831 Clinical Residency III (7) (200 clinical hours)
  • 14 QH
• Term 8
  • NPMH 841 Clinical Residency IV (8) (230 clinical hours)
  • NDNP 922 Implementation of the Scholarly Project II (3)
  • 11 QH

Year 3 (13QH)

• Term 9
  • NPMH 851 Clinical Fellowship (7) (200)
  • NDNP 924 Implementation of the Scholarly Project III (3)
  • 10 QH
• Term 10
  • NDNP 933 Doctoral Project Manuscript Development (2)
  • NDNP 934 Doctoral Project Dissemination (1)
  • 3 QH

DNP: PMHNP, 41-Month

41-Month

Year 1 (16QH)

• Term 1
  • NDNP 752 Advanced Physiology & Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nursing (5)
  • 5 QH
• Term 2
  • NDNP 753 Advanced Pharmacology for Advanced Practice Nursing (3)
  • 3 QH
• Term3
  • NDNP 725 Advanced Health Assessment (4)
  • 4QH
• Term4
  • NPMH 775 Neuro Anatomy & Physiology & Behavior (4)
  • 4QH

Year 2 (26QH)

• Term5
  • NDNP 910 Health Policy, Economics & Finance (2)
  • 2 QH
• Term 6
  • NDNP 901 Applied Statistics and Research Methods for EBP (3)
  • NDNP 912 Leadership, Quality/Safety & Outcomes Management (2)
  • 5 QH
• Term 7
  • NDNP 903 Synthesizing Evid. to Inform Practice (2)
  • NPMH 774 Foundations in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing (4)
  • 6 QH
• Term 8
  • NPMH 776 Diagnosis and Management of Mental Health Disorders I (4)
  • NPMH 785 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Disorders I (3)
  • NPMH 787 Psychotherapy for Mental Health Disorders (4)
  • NDNP 906 Entry-level Doctoral Project Planning I (2)
  • 13 QH

Year 3 (51QH)

• Term 9
  • NPMH 779 Diagnosis and Management of Mental Health Disorders II (5)
  • NPMH 786 Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Disorders II (3)
  • NPMH 811 Clinical Residency I (5) (120 clinical hours)
  • 13 QH
• Term 10
  • NPMH 821 Clinical Residency II (7) (200 clinical hours)
  • NPMH 783 Assessment, Diagnosis, Management of Addictive Disorders (3)
  • NDNP 907 Entry-level Doctoral Project Planning II (3)
  • 13 QH
• Term 11
  • NPMH 789 Special Populations for Mental Health Disorders (4)
  • NDNP 921 Implementation of the DNP Scholarly Project I (3)
  • NPMH 831 Clinical Residency III (7) (200 clinical hours)
  • 14 QH
• Term 12
  • NPMH 841 Clinical Residency IV (8) (230 clinical hours)
  • NDNP 922 Implementation of the Scholarly Project II (3)
  • 11 QH

Year 4 (13QH)

• Term 13
  • NPMH 851 Clinical Fellowship (7) (200)
  • NDNP 924 Implementation of the Scholarly Project III (3)
  • 10 QH
• Term 14
  • NDNP 933 Doctoral Project Manuscript Development (2)
  • NDNP 934 Doctoral Project Dissemination (1)
  • 3 QH