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M.S.N. Nurse Practitioner Programs:
Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner Track
55 quarter credits; 640 clinical hours
The online Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner track prepares practitioners to provide a wide range of services to adults and their families. The program of study is based on a biopsychosocial model of care. It includes the study and application of diagnostic and treatment modalities, and theories and approaches to practice. Graduates practice in a wide variety of settings as this program enables them to provide direct (assessment, intervention) and indirect (consultation, case management, and supervision) advanced practice services to individuals who are at risk and those who need mental health services. They are eligible to sit for ANCC’s Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Certification Examination.
The nurse practitioner faculty are committed to quality and excellence in the online nurse practitioner (NP) programs. Campus visits are essential to students transitioning into the NP role. Students meet on campus for 10 days at the beginning of the clinical practicum rotations and for one week at the end of the clinical practicum rotations. The residencies afford faculty the opportunity to provide students with direct support, guidance, and mentoring while they provide students with the opportunity to interact with faculty and collaborate with peers. The on-campus visits allow faculty to ensure that 1) students are adequately prepared to enter the clinical environment and 2) that students are adequately prepared to graduate from the program.
For information about the online delivery format of this program, visit the Drexel University Online M.S.N. Adult Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner web page.
Curriculum
M.S.N. - Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Practitioner Track
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| NURS 500 | Confronting Issues in Contemporary Health Care Environments | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 502 | Advanced Ethical Decision Making in Health Care | 3.0 | |
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| RSCH 519 | Introduction to Biostatistics | 3.0 | |
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| RSCH 523 | Methods for Health Research | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 526 | Information, Innovation and Technology in Advanced Nursing Practice | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 527 | Evidence-Based Approaches to Practice | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 548 | Advanced Pathophysiology | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 549 | Advanced Pharmacology | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 550 | Advanced Physical Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning | 4.0 | |
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| NURS 555 | Psychopharmacology | 3.0 | |
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| NURS 664 | Professional Seminar for Nurse Practitioners | 1.0 | |
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| Elective | 3.0 | ||
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| NURS 592 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner I: Theoretical Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing | 5.0 | |
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| NURS 593 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner II: Management and Care of Clients with Acute and Chronic Mental Illness | 5.0 | |
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| NURS 594 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner III: Psychiatric Conditions in Primary Care | 5.0 | |
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| NURS 595 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner IV: Management and Mental Health Care of Special Populations | 5.0 | |
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