Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post Master’s Certificate

The Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) are prepared to assume responsibilities including differential diagnosis and management of psychiatric disorders through medication management and psychotherapeutic interventions including individual, group, and family therapies. Graduates will also engage in health promotion and illness prevention strategies with their population, utilizing research to improve patient care and patient care systems. PMHNPs work in both inpatient and community based psychiatric/mental health settings and may work in a variety of health care settings providing psychiatric-mental health care and consultation.

Through classroom and clinical courses, the student will learn the critical elements in psychiatric-mental health care. Education includes skills labs, simulation experiences, and lectures given by experts in the field which are then supplemented by multiple clinical rotations to provide a wholistic understanding of psychiatric-mental health care. Clinical placements are arranged for students by faculty. PMHNP faculty are doctoral prepared.

The MSN is for BSN prepared students and the PMSN certificate is for students who have obtained a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) in another specialty. By completing this program, graduates are eligible to take the national certification examination offered by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for recognition as a PMHNP. The curriculum also includes coursework required by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners (TxBON) to be qualified as an Advanced Practice Nurse (APN).

A gap analysis of previous master’s level courses will be completed for applicants to the PMHNP PMSN certificate program upon admission to determine exact course requirements to complete this program.

Additional Information

Contact Information: For questions please email Tracy Demchuk, Ed.D. at tdemchuk@nursing.utexas.edu.
 

Program Director:
Donna Rolin, PhD, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC

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