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Close the Gap
In Maryland alone, some 62,000 children live with serious mental health conditions. One in five older adults has psychiatric issues, and returning veterans have significant needs, but there is a shortage of mental healthcare providers, especially in rural areas of the state. Graduates of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing’s one-year accelerated Post-Master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate will help close the gap.
Learn Online
With a focus on integrated mental health care, delivered online and with preceptors at clinical sites near you, the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate program option gives primary care nurse practitioners the knowledge and skills to evaluate and treat mental health needs from inpatient hospital to outpatient primary care settings.
Get Certified
Students who complete this program have the educational preparation to sit for the ANCC certification in this role and population. Applicants must also meet any additional eligibility criteria in effect when they apply for certification
Elizabeth Golderg helps patients overcome addictions to pain medications and opioids. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certificate is delivered online and with preceptors at clinical sites near you.
Priority Application Deadlines
Fall Entry
November 1, January 1
Still Accepting Applications
Curriculum
Full Curriculum
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Core Courses (1 credit)
For students who have not taken a lifespan advanced health assessment course, NR.110.581 (core course) may be taken online for one additional credit.
- Variations in Health Assessment for Pediatrics and/or Older Adults (1)
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Specialty Courses (17 credits)
- Neurobiology of Mental Disorders (1)
- Clinical Psychopharmacology (2)
- Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders (2)
- Psychotherapeutic Frameworks and Modalities (2)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Adult/Geriatric (4, 250 cl)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Peds/Family (4, 250 cl)
- Integrated Care I (1)
- Integrated Care II (1)
Sample Part-time Courses of Study
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Fall (7 credits)
- Neurobiology of Mental Disorders (1)
- Clinical Psychopharmacology (2)
- Differential Diagnosis of Mental Disorders (2)
- Psychotherapeutic Frameworks and Modalities (2)
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Spring (5 credits)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Adult/Geriatric (4, 250 cl)
- Integrated Care I (1)
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Summer (5 credits)
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practicum: Peds/Family(4, 250 cl)
- Integrated Care II (1)
Note: The effort needed to complete the program requires approximately 30 hours per week for each of the three semesters.
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