护理理学硕士-精神科/心理健康护士

精神科/心理健康护士从业者专业可以使硕士级的护士成为高级执业护士。精神科/精神卫生护士从业者与其他卫生专业人士相互依存，为社区中各个年龄段的患者提供初级精神卫生保健。精神科/精神卫生护士从业者专业需要44个总学时，32个教学和12个临床学时，以及600个直接患者直接护理时间。三门专业课程为学生提供了一个强大的高级基础护理基础，以照顾患有常见精神病/心理健康问题的患者。在各种初级保健和专科诊所中的临床经验为高级实践角色提供了广泛的准备。在夏季学期开始课程学习的学生将需要七个学期才能完成课程。从秋季学期开始的
Graduates of the MSN Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty provide mental health care in a variety of primary care settings with populations that represent the full life span. As advanced primary care specialists, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioners assess, diagnose and manage commonly occurring mental health conditions in collaboration with other primary health care providers.<br><br>To best accommodate the needs of the nursing workforce, the curriculum is offered via a part-time program of study delivered through a distance accessible format that combines synchronous online classes with on-campus intensives, where students participate in planned laboratory and simulation experiences designed to promote mastery of essential skill sets.<br><br>The curriculum consists of 45 credit hours of course work, with 35 credit hours of didactic coursework and 10 credit hours of clinical practica under the supervision of psychiatric/mental health advanced practice providers, that is completed in six or seven successive semesters depending on the semester of entry.