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Plans of Study

BSN-DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration

Below are the suggested plans of study for full-time and part-time students of the BSN-DNP Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) concentration. 

BSN-DNP PMHNP CONCENTRATION FULL-TIME PLAN OF STUDY

  • NSG 601 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3 hrs)
  • NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice (3 hrs)
Total: 9 credit hours
  • NSG 688 Health Care Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement (3 hrs)
  • NSG 602 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hrs)
  • NSG 682 Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 hrs)
Total: 9 credit hours
  • NSG 603 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3 hrs)
  • NSG 680 Population Health Promotion and Clinical Epidemiology (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 689 Health Care Policy and Financial Management (3 hrs)
  • NSG 631 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hrs)
  • NSG 630 Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology (4 hrs)
Total: 10 credit hours
  • NSG 633 Group and Family Therapy (3 hrs)
  • NSGL 643 Clinical Group and Family Therapy (3 hrs)
  • NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology (3 hrs)
  • NSG 632 Psychiatric Mental Health Disorders, Disease management and Psychotherapeutic Treatment (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 643 has 180 clinical hours associated with it.

Total: 12 credit hours

  • NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.

Total: 6 credit hours

  • NSG 634 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care (3 hrs)
  • NSGL 644 Clinical Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 644 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on implementation of the DNP project.

Total: 9 credit hours

  • NSGL 645 Clinical Management of Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Problems Across the Lifespan (3 hrs)
  • NSG 635 Management of Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Issues Across the Lifespan (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 645 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the evaluation of findings.

Total: 9 credit hours

TOTAL ACADEMIC CREDITS: 70

BSN-DNP PMHNP CONCENTRATION PART-TIME PLAN OF STUDY

  • NSG 685 Theoretical Approaches to Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
  • NSG 686 Methodologic Approaches to Evidence-based Practice (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 688 Health Care Systems Leadership and Quality Improvement (3 hrs)
  • NSG 682 Genomics for Advanced Practice Nursing (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 680 Population Health Promotion and Clinical Epidemiology (3 hrs)
Total: 3 credit hours
  • NSG 601 Pathophysiology for Advanced Practice Nurses (3 hrs)
  • NSG 689 Health Care Policy and Financial Management (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 602 Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hrs)
  • NSG 692 Health Care Information Systems and Technology (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 603 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics (3 hrs)
Total: 3 credit hours
  • NSG 630 Neuroscience and Psychopharmacology (4 hrs)
  • NSG 631 Advanced Psychiatric Mental Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning (3 hrs)
Total: 7 credit hours
  • NSG 632 Psychiatric Mental Health Disorders, Disease management and Psychotherapeutic Treatment (3 hrs)
  • NSG 633 Group and Family Therapy (3 hrs)
Total: 6 credit hours
  • NSG 683 Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice (3 hrs)
Total: 3 credit hours
  • NSG 634 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care (3 hrs)
  • NSGL 643 Clinical Group and Family Therapy (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 643 has 180 clinical hours associated with it.

Total: 6 credit hours

  • NSG 635 Management of Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Issues Across the Lifespan (3 hrs)
Total: 3 credit hours
  • NSGL 681 Residency in Advanced Nursing Practice (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 681 will focus on proposal development for the DNP Project.

Total: 3 credit hours

  • NSGL 644 Clinical Child and Adolescent Mental Health Care (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 644 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on implementation of the DNP project.

Total: 6 credit hours

  • NSGL 645 Clinical Management of Complex Psychiatric Mental Health Problems Across the Lifespan (3 hrs)
  • NSG 699 DNP Project (3 hrs)

Notes: NSGL 645 has 180 clinical hours associated with it. NSG 699 DNP Project will focus on the evaluation of findings.

Total: 6 credit hours

TOTAL ACADEMIC CREDITS: 70

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Contact the DNP PMHNP Program

PMHNP Concentration Lead: Anka Roberto, DNP, PMNHP-BC, MPH

Phone: (910) 962-7755

robertoa@uncw.edu

dnp@uncw.edu 

Annette Richards
Administrative Assistant
910.962.7851
richardsa@uncw.edu