Nursing: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration, MS

About the Program

Purdue University’s School of Nursing offers a Master of Science (MS) degree with a major in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MS/PMHNP). The program focuses on promoting mental health and applying evidence-based assessment and treatment strategies to individuals and families across the lifespan. PMHNPs lead psychiatric and addiction treatment teams, develop program policies, and engage in patient advocacy, education and research.

Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the national certification examination as a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner through the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Program Features:

• Multidisciplinary study in a 630-hour preceptorship.
• Five-semester program that consists of 49 credit hours.
• Research opportunities on the Purdue West Lafayette campus.
• Distance learning technology.
• Research and practice opportunities at Purdue’s nurse-managed clinics.

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Program Requirements

49 Credits Required

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will:

• Evaluate client and family responses to health, illness, and social determinants as a basis for promotion, restoration, and maintenance of mental and physical health, functional abilities and the prevention of illness. 
• Integrate theory, research, and informatics in the management of the care of individuals and families in a specialized area of practice.
• Apply advanced practice nursing interventions based on knowledge of the interrelationship among person, environment, health and nursing in the care of diverse populations.
• Demonstrate role competence as an Advanced Practice Nurse in providing compassionate, safe, and ethical care to individuals and families including rural and vulnerable populations.
• Provide leadership in effecting positive change in professional, social, political, and ethical situations to advance nursing, healthcare, and health policy.
• Evaluate quality and cost-effectiveness of nursing and health systems based on outcomes through effective communication and collaboration.

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