Nursing - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (DPMH) - Post-Master’s DNP

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31 S.H.

This program primary online program provides nurses who already have Master’s degree nursing preparation as a Psychiatric-mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) and certification the opportunity to acquire the DNP education preparation. The DNP Project is completed with guidance of a DNP Mentor by all DNP students and involves demonstration of knowledge and skills to enhance the quality and safety of health care in a variety of settings and for a variety of populations.

Post-Master’s Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs

Grounded in an environment of scholarship, the mission of the WSU Department of Nursing is to educate knowledgeable caring, ethical, creative, and accountable nurse leaders who provide person- and relationship-centered care for individuals, families, groups, communities and populations in a diverse society. This mission is based on the beliefs that:

a caring, diverse, and respectful community provides the best environment for students to learn how to care for themselves and others
optimal learning to care for self and others occurs in a caring, diverse and respectful community
faculty and students are accountable for maintaining and modeling professional standards of moral, ethical, and legal conduct
recognizing and valuing human diversity is essential to person- and relationship-centered care
individuals have different ways of knowing and learning about the world
creativity and innovation contribute to continuous quality improvement and sustainability
an enriched learning environment is the responsibility of faculty, staff, and students
effective nurse leaders engage in continuous professional development and lifelong learning

The Doctor of Nursing Practice Programs offer programs for nurses interested in post-nursing masters DNP education. Post-Master’s DNP Programs are in the following areas: Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist ; Family Nurse Practitioner ; Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner ; Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner ; Nursing Leadership: Nursing and Organizational Leadership ; or Nursing Leadership: Practice and Leadership Innovations .

Prerequisites

Applicants for this program must have completed a master’s in nursing with a focus as a Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Applicants will need to show evidence of the following content from the Master’s program, otherwise these courses will need to be taken:
- STAT 601 - Statistical Methods for Health Care Research (3 S.H.) (prerequisite to STAT 701)
- NURS 606 - Nursing Information Management & Decision Making (3 S.H.) (prerequisite to first Clinical Scholarship course)
- NURS 608 - Organizational and Systems Leadership (3 S.H.) (prerequisite to first Clinical Scholarship course)
Optional:
- Nursing Research Review (modules) (not required)
- Other reviews (e.g., Theory, Stats) as needed (not required)

Required Courses (31 S.H.)

NURS 701 - Applied Biostatistics (4 S.H.)
NURS 703 - Epidemiological Approaches to Population Health (3 S.H.)
NURS 714 - Evidence-Based Practice Seminar (3 S.H.)
NURS 775 - Clinical Scholarship (1-6 S.H.) (3x @ 3 S.H.)
NURS 7XX - DNP Elective (3 S.H.)
NURS 7XX - DNP Elective (3 S.H.)
NURS 7XX - DNP Elective (3 S.H.)
NURS 7XX - DNP Elective (3 S.H.)

Credit Hours/Clinical Hours

31 S.H. (9 clinical scholarship credits, 540 total clinical hours) *

A total of 1,000 clinical/practicum hours are required for all graduates of a DNP program. This program provides 540 hours. The remaining 460 clinical/practicum hours may come from a previous master’s degree (appropriateness will be determined by faculty). Additional clinical/practicum courses may be necessary to achieve this requirement of 460 hours.

*Clinical/practicum hour ratio is 1 credit hour to 60 clinical/practice hours