Doctor of Nursing Practice - PMHNP Sample Plan of Study

The DNP program is a FALL START ONLY.

Fall 1   Spring 1  
NUR 500 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice 3 NUR 502 Foundations in Psychiatric Mental Health Care 2
NUR 503 Advanced Leadership and Health Policy 3 NUR 555 Clinical Pharmacology 3
NUR 531 Family Theory 2 NUR 585 Nursing Science: Research for Evidence Based Practice 3
NUR 570 Clinical Pathophysiology 3 Nursing Elective 1
Total 11 Total 9
Fall 2   Spring 2  
NUR 568 Advanced Health Assessment
(3 cr. theory; 1 cr. lab- 60hrs.)
4 NUR 516 Advanced Theory and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical I
(2cr lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical - 160 hrs.)
4
NUR 590 Advanced Diagnostics for Psychiatric Mental Health 2 NUR 655 Biostatistics and Epidemiology 3
NUR 600 Psychopharmacology 3 NUR 760 Translational Research 3
Total 9 Total 10
Fall 3   Spring 3  
NUR 517 Advanced Theory Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Clinical II
(2cr. lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical-160 hrs.)
4 NUR 601 Advanced Theory and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Clinical III
(2cr. lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical- 160 hrs.)
4
NUR 700 DNP Residency I: EBP and Data Analysis
(On-campus-40 hrs. lab)
2 NUR 810 Health Policy 2
NUR 780 Systems Leadership and Organ. Technologies
(2 cr. lecture; 1 cr. clinical-80 hrs.)
3 NUR 800 Residency II: Entrepreneurship (On Campus) 2
    NUR 830 DNP Clinical Project Proposal 2
Total 9 Total 10
Fall 4   Spring 4  
NUR 602 Advanced Theory and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Clinical IV
(2 cr. lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical-160 hrs.)
4 NUR 820 Population Health
(2 cr. lecture 2 cr. clinical - 160hrs.)
4
NUR 596 plus NUR 597; OR NUR 595 2 NUR 860 Clinical Project Evaluation and Dissemination 2
NUR 840 Clinical Project Implementation
(included 80 hrs. of clinical) 
2 NUR 850 Culminating Clinical Seminar 2
Nursing Elective 1 Elective 1
Total 9 Total 9
TOTAL CLINICAL HOURS: 1040
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 76
Fall 1   Spring 1  
NUR 500 Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice 3 NUR 502 Foundations in Psychiatric Mental Health Care 2
NUR 503 Advanced Leadership and Health Policy 3 NUR 585 Nursing Science: Research for Evidence Based Practice 3
Total 6 Total 5
Fall 2   Spring 2  
NUR 531 Family Theory 2 NUR 555 Clinical Pharmacology 3
NUR 570 Clinical Pathophysiology 3 NUR 655 Biostatistics and Epidemiology 3
Total 5 Total 6
Fall 3   Spring 3  
NUR 568 Advanced Health Assessment
(3 cr. theory; 1 cr. lab-60 hrs.)
4 NUR 760 Translational Research 3
NUR 595 Integrative Health 2 NUR 810 Health Policy 2
Total 6 Total 5
Fall 4   Spring 4  
NUR 590 Advances in Diagnostics for Psychiatric Mental Health 2 NUR 516 Adv. Theory and Psyh. Mental Health Nursing Clinical I
(2 cr. lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical - 160 hrs.) 
4
NUR 600 Psychopharmacology 3 Nursing Elective 1
Total 5 Total 5
Fall 5   Spring 5  
NUR 517 Advanced Theory and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Practice Clinical II
(2 cr. lecture; 2 cr, Direct pt. clinical - 160 days)
4 NUR 601 Advanced Theory and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Clinical III
(2 cr. lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical - 160 hrs)
4
NUR 700 DNP Residency I: EBP and Data Analysis 
(On campus - 40 hrs. lab)
2 Nursing Elective 1
Total 6 Total 5
Fall 6   Spring 6  
NUR 602 Advanced Theory and Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Practice Clinical IV
(2cr. lecture; 2 cr. Direct pt. clinical - 160 hrs.)
4 NUR 800 DNP Residency II: Entrepreneurship 2
NUR 850 Culminating Clinical Seminar 2 NUR 820 Population Health 4
Total 6 Total 6
Fall 7   Spring 7  
NUR 780 Systems Leadership and Organ. Technologies 
(2 cr. lecture; 1 cr. clinical - 80 hrs)
3 NUR  840 Clinical Project Implementation
(Included 80 hrs. of clinical)
2
NUR 830 DNP Clinical Project Proposal 2 Nursing Elective 1
Total 5 Total 3
Fall 8
NUR 860 Clinical Project Evaluation and Dissemination
TOTAL: 76

 

 

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