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Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master's Certificate
24.0 credits

The Post-Master's Certificate Program is offered to those individuals who have earned a master's degree in nursing and seek further preparation in another area of nursing. The program can generally be completed in one year of part-time study. Transcripts will be reviewed and course work will be determined on an individual basis.

Program of Study
All post-master’s students in Nurse Practitioner Tracks must transfer in three credits (quarter or semester) of Master’s-level Advanced Pathophysiology or Advanced Physiology, Advanced Pharmacology, and Advanced Physical Assessment. If these courses are not transferred in they must be taken at Drexel prior to the first clinical. Please see the MSN Program Coordinator for the exact schedule.

Required Courses
Summer
NURS 592	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Theoretical Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing		5.0
Fall
NURS 593	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Management and Care of Clients with Acute and Chronic Mental Illness		5.0
Winter
NURS 594	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III: Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care		5.0
NURS 555	Psychopharmacology		3.0
Spring
NURS 595	Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner IV: Management and Mental Health Care of Special Populations		5.0
NURS 669	Professional Seminar for Advanced Practice Nurses		1.0

For more information, visit the Nursing Post-Master's Certificate web page.