Put your passion to help children, youth, adults and the elderly to use by pursuing your MSN in Family Systems Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing. This program prepares graduates to serve as psychiatric nurse practitioners. The curriculum will prepare you to address more efficiently the often unmet psychiatric mental health and substance use/abuse needs of people. of all ages.
An advanced practice psychiatric nurse practitioner can practice in many environments, including community mental health clinics; hospitals systems; private physician offices; prison systems; military bases and Veterans Affairs Hospitals; treatment facilities; and psychiatric mental health community centers.
Serve the Family in All Its Forms
Graduates will be able to more effectively treat a wider variety of patients from a range of families, including military families, blended families, single-parent families, families of choice, migrant and immigrant families, and foster families.
Flexible Course Schedule
The psych mental health nursing major requires 45 credit hours of coursework and 720 hours of clinicals. The coursework is usually completed within four semesters. In addition to the intensive courses and NP core classes requirements for class meetings on campus, the remainder of the classes are web-based and as an intensive on-campus format.
Sample Full-Time Curriculum: Beginning Fall 2015
Fall Semester I
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Inquiry I - Theoretical Foundations |
2 |
|
|
Advanced Pathophysiology |
4 |
|
|
Advanced Psychopathology Across the Lifespan - Part I (infant through young adult) |
2 |
|
|
General Systems Theory: Foundations for Practice |
2 |
|
|
Advanced Practice Seminar: Role of Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN) |
1 |
|
|
|
Total |
11 |
Spring Semester I
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Advanced Physical Assessment |
3 |
|
|
Advanced Pharmacology |
3 |
|
|
Psychopharmacology |
2 |
|
|
Advanced Psychopathology Across the Lifespan - Part II (adults & older adult) |
2 |
|
|
Family Systems: Theoretical Foundations |
2 |
|
|
Family Systems: Integration and Application |
1 |
|
|
|
Total |
13 |
Summer Semester I
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Inquiry II - Research Process |
3 |
|
|
Individual & Group Modalities for Family Systems Practice Across the Lifespan |
3 |
|
|
Practicum and Supervision: Family System Practice Across the Lifespan |
2 |
|
|
Leadership for Quality Healthcare within Organizations and Systems |
3 |
|
|
|
Total |
11 |
Fall Semester II
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Inquiry III - Evidence-Based Practice |
2 |
|
|
Modalities for Family Systems Practice: Vulnerable Family Populations |
3 |
|
|
Theoretical Basis of Practicum and Supervision in Consultation, Collaboration and Mental Health Education |
3 |
|
|
Practicum and Supervision in the Role of Family Systems Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) |
3 |
|
|
Management in Advanced Nursing Practice (Elective) |
3 |
|
|
|
Total |
11-14 |
Accumulated Total Hourse: 46-49
Note: The above curriculum is full-time; part-time plans are also available. The Advanced Practice Core courses (NURS 430, 453, 459) are co-requisites or pre-requisites for clinical nursing courses. Clinical nursing courses must be taken in the semester and sequence listed above. Clinical course availability is based upon enrollment.
* = Intensive Course, see MSN Intensives general schedule online for more information
^ = Clinical Course
Sample Full-Time Curriculum: Prior to Fall 2015
Fall Semester I
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Inquiry I Theoretical Foundations |
3 |
|
|
Advanced Pathophysiology |
4 |
|
|
Advanced Psychopathology Across the Age Span (Ages 0-17) |
2 |
|
|
General Systems Theory Foundations for Practice |
2 |
|
|
Advanced Practice Seminar Blended Role |
1 |
|
|
|
Semester Total |
12 |
Spring Semester I
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Integrated Assessment for Advanced Practice |
3 |
|
|
Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Advanced Practice |
3 |
|
|
Psychopharmacology |
2 |
|
|
Advanced Psychopathology Across the Age Span (18-65+) |
2 |
|
|
Family Systems A: Theoretical Foundations |
2 |
|
|
Family Systems B: Integration + Application |
1 |
|
|
|
Semester Total |
13 |
Summer Semester I
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Inquiry II: Research Process |
3 |
|
|
Individual and Group Modalities for Family Systems Practice |
3 |
|
|
Practicum and Supervision: Individual and Group |
2 |
|
|
|
Semester Total |
8 |
Fall Semester II
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Inquiry III Evidence Based Practice |
2 |
|
|
Inquiry Practicum |
1 |
|
|
Modalities for Family Systems Practice: Vulnerable Families |
3 |
|
|
Theory for Practice: Supervision, Consultation + Education |
3 |
|
|
Practicum + Supervision: Role of Family Systems Integration |
3 |
|
|
|
Semester Total |
12 |
Overall Total Hours: 45-48
|
Course ID |
Course Title |
Credits |
|---|---|---|
|
Management in Advanced Practice (elective) |
3 |