If you’re an active Registered Nurse with an MSN in another specialty, you can grow your skills and opportunities by earning a post-master's certificate as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP). This will provide you with expanded competencies and scope of practice to better serve patients of all ages with mental health needs.
Rockhurst University’s online Post-Master’s PMHNP program provides:
- Ability to earn your PMHNP post-master's certificate in just 4 semesters*
- 100% online coursework in addition to clinical hours
- Full clinical placement services provided
- Delivery by the highly respected Saint Luke's™ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Preparation for the ANCC PMHNP-BC Certification upon graduation
Guided by Jesuit values, Rockhurst University prepares advanced practice nurses to care for the needs of the whole person through rigorous academics, rich and varied clinical experiences, and a spirit of inquiry and reflection.
*may vary depending on an evaluation of your MSN courses
Program Themes
Advanced Practice Nursing Foundations
Incorporate scientific and theoretical concepts from nursing and other relevant disciplines to improve nursing practice in a variety of settings
Evidence-Informed Quality Improvement
Adopt a lifelong learning approach to care that draws upon research and data to ensure safety and quality for patients and organizations
Leadership, Systems, and Policy
Serve as an effective and collaborative nurse leader from organizational, systems, and policy perspectives
- Prepare the graduate for the role of the professional nurse.
- Provide an environment of trust, student engagement, and academic support. Provide high-quality nursing education.
- Promote a culture of safety.
- Integrate the students into clinical practice and transition the students into nursing culture.
- Increase the diversity of the student population with an emphasis on cultural awareness.
- Be a leader in NCLEX board pass rate for the region.
- Provide population-focused education to produce graduates that provide efficient, effective health care.
- Create an innovative, cutting-edge environment for nursing students in this fast-changing field of health care.
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