Post-Master's Certificate, Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Post-MSN)

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post Master's Certificate program (PMCNUPMHNP) is a cutting- edge competency-based graduate program for nurses wishing to become advanced practice registered nurses (APRN) with the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) population focus. PMHNPs deliver cost- effective, holistic, high-quality mental health care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan and care settings. The PMCNUPMHNP program will prepare graduates to excel in the assessment, diagnostic, prescriptive, and psychotherapeutic treatment processes of advanced mental health practice, as well as in delivering disease prevention and health promotion. In addition to the clinical skills graduates will develop in the PMCNUPMHNP program, graduates will be prepared to lead interprofessional healthcare teams, shape healthcare policy, and make business decisions in order to more efficiently deliver high-quality, cost-effective care to individuals, families, and communities across care settings. The PMCNUPMHNP program is a blended offering with the majority of the coursework delivered online, plus direct patient care clinical practice experiences occurring in the local community. Graduates of the PMCNUPMHNP program are eligible to sit for the PMHNP national certification examination. Additionally, the PMCNUPMHNP program will prepare graduates to successfully transition to clinical practice in delivering mental health care to individuals, families, and communities across the lifespan and care settings.

Official catalog text — WGU-authored.

Program learning outcomes are not available in the current catalog edition.

Course groups from the WGU Program Guide. Expand each group to see course descriptions and competencies.

Total: 36 CUs across 11 courses. Degree total per catalog: 36 CUs.