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Masters Program
Psychiatric/Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner
(PMHNP) |
The Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner Program prepares advanced practice nurses as primary
mental health care providers for individuals and families. Focus is on mental
health care through the lifespan, with a sub-specialty available in child/adolescent
psychiatry or adult/gerontological psychiatry. Graduates are prepared to
be recognized as Advanced Practice Nurses by the Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
and to take either the Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Exam or the
Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Exam offered by the American
Nurses Credentialing Center.
PMHNP Director:
Dr. Diane Snow
PMHNP Degree Plan
PMHNP Post Masters Certificate Degree Plan
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This program provides you a background to: |
- Apply neurobiological and psychosocial theories and use
pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies in the provision of mental health care.
- Assume responsibility as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner to provide compassionate and collaborative mental health care for clients and
families.
- Demonstrate clinical expertise in health promotion, illness
prevention, and treatment of mental health and addictive disorders.
- Use research to explore outcomes of Psychiatric Mental Health
Nurse Practitioner practice.
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Job Opportunities |
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| Home
health |
Consultation - liaison |
Hospitals |
| Family
practice settings |
Pain
clinics |
Sleep
disorder clinics |
| Criminal
justice |
Private
psychiatric practices |
School
based clinics |
| Managed
care behavioral health clinics |
Mental
Health Mental Retardation - crisis intervention, homeless programs,
clinics |
Long term
care |
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Addictions treatment |
Emergency
departments |
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