This track prepares the student to diagnose and manage acute and chronic mental health problems across the lifespan (including pediatric through geriatric populations). The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing includes the use of the Perspectives of Psychiatry as an approach to the understanding and treatment of patients with psychiatric conditions. This inclusion offers systematic consideration of the patient's psychiatric condition from four perspectives: disease, dimensional, behavior, and life story.
Certification: Graduates will be eligible to apply for American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) certification as a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC).
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Track-Specific Curriculum
Code | Title | Credits |
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NR.110.573 | Neurobiology of Mental Disorders | 1 |
NR.110.574 | Clinical Psychopharmacology | 2 |
NR.110.575 | Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders | 2 |
NR.110.576 | Psychotherapeutic Frameworks and Modalities | 2 |
NR.110.577 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Adult/Gero | 1 - 4 |
NR.110.578 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Peds/Family | 4 |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum I | 2 | |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum II | 5 | |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum III | 5 | |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum IV | 4 |
Program of Study
First Year | ||
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First Semester | Credits | |
NR.210.600 | Advanced Physiology/Pathophysiology | 4 |
NR.210.606 | Biostatistics for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.210.607 | Context of Health Care for Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NR.210.603 | Human Growth and Development: Birth through Adolescence | 1 |
Credits | 11 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.210.601 | Advanced Health Assessment and Measurement | 3 |
NR.210.602 | Clinical Pharmacology | 4 |
NR.210.604 | Health Supervision: Birth through Adolescence | 2 |
NR.210.608 | The Research Process and Its Application to Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
Credits | 12 | |
Third Semester | ||
NR.210.612 | Diagnostic Skills for Psychiatric and Mental Health Advanced Practice Nursing | 1 |
NR.210.806 | Health Finance | 2 |
NR.210.610 | Health Promotion and Risk Reduction Across the Lifespan | 2 |
NR.210.886 | Problem Discovery (56ppr) | 2 |
Credits | 7 | |
Second Year | ||
First Semester | ||
NR.210.802 | Advanced Nursing Health Policy | 2 |
NR.110.574 | Clinical Psychopharmacology | 2 |
NR.110.575 | Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders | 2 |
NR.110.573 | Neurobiology of Mental Disorders | 1 |
NR.210.803 | Nursing Inquiry for Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
NR.110.576 | Psychotherapeutic Frameworks and Modalities | 2 |
Credits | 12 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.110.577 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Adult/Gero 1 | 1-4 |
NR.110.579 | Integrated Care I | 1 |
NR.210.609 | Philosophical, Theoretical & Ethical Basis of Advanced Nursing Practice | 3 |
NR.210.887 | Project Advancement (56ppr) | 2 |
NR.210.805 | Translating Evidence into Practice | 3 |
NR.xxx.xxx Clinical Practicum (112cl) | 2 | |
Credits | 12-15 | |
Third Semester | ||
NR.210.817 | Analysis and Evaluation of Individual and Population Health Data | 3 |
NR.110.578 | Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Peds/Family 1 | 1-4 |
NR.110.580 | Integrated Care II | 1 |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum II (280cl) | 5 | |
Credits | 10-13 | |
Third Year | ||
First Semester | ||
NR.210.822 | Health Information Systems and Patient Care Technologies | 2 |
NR.210.888 | Project Application (56ppr) | 2 |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum III (280cl) | 5 | |
Credits | 9 | |
Second Semester | ||
NR.210.818 | Clinical Data Management and Analyses | 2 |
NR.210.804 | Organizational and Systems Leadership for Quality Care | 2 |
NR.210.889 | Project Evaluation and Dissemination (56ppr) | 2 |
NR.XXX.XXX Clinical Practicum IV (224cl) | 4 | |
Credits | 10 | |
Total Credits | 83-89 |
Program Total: 84 Credits [cr]/896 Clinical Hours [CL]/224 Project Practicum Hours [PPR]
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NR.110.577 & NR.110.578 are variable courses which for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, DNP Advanced Practice Track will be counted as 1 credit apiece