Post BSN to DNP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
The changing demands of this nation's complex healthcare environment require the highest level of scientific knowledge and practice expertise to assure quality patient outcomes. Advantages of our program include:
- A hybrid program offers various methods (i.e. online, hybrid, virtual).
- Extensive skill preparation in collaboration with interprofessional experts in our labs.
- Numerous clinical settings are available for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner preparation.
What You’ll Learn
The DNP-PMHNP student progresses from the role of the registered nurse to that of a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and an expert nurse leader. Preparation at the DNP level combines clinical and practice leadership skills to influence increasingly complex healthcare needs through direct and indirect care competencies. This DNP program focuses on the provision of care to include assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and appropriate interventions with attention to health and wellness.
What You Can Do
With your DNP - PMHNP degree and certification, you practice beyond the role of a registered nurse by providing patients with specialty care in mental health, and functioning as an expert leader in organizations/systems.
Requirements
- Be a graduate of a regionally accredited college or university with a Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) that is accredited by one of the following agencies:
- Current unrestricted RN license or eligible to obtain licensure without restriction to practice as an RN in Utah (or a compact state).
- Minimum two (2) years of current full-time RN work experience or three (3) years of part-time RN work experience (post NCLEX-RN) by the application deadline. Please pay attention to the application deadline and your RN work experience by that deadline (see the applicant checklist for the specific dates).
How to Apply
Advising
Please direct advisement questions to our Enrollment Director.
Robert Holt, MS
Enrollment Director
Marriott Allied Health Building, Room 431
801-626-6753
rholt@weber.edu
Resources
- Post BSN to DNP - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Brochure (PDF)
- Cost & Scholarships
- Post BSN to DNP-PMHNP Applicant Checklist for the Spring 2025 cohort [January 6, 2025 start date] (pdf)
- Post BSN to DNP-PMHNP Program of Study Spring 2025 start (pdf)
The application deadline is December 4, 2024. The program is admitting on a rolling basis. Apply early, get admitted early and plan to start January 6, 2025 in this brand new program. The program will admit until the application deadline or until the program reaches capacity (16).