The Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program offers the
The program prepares advanced practice nurses for leadership and direct care roles in the planning and delivery of preventive, brief and long-term psychiatric/mental health care. Students gain advanced knowledge and skills basic to the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner’s (PMHNP) ability to: Assess, diagnose and plan treatment for psychiatric disorders and co-morbid conditions; provide treatment that includes prescribing and monitoring psychotropic medications; implement psychotherapy and health promotion/illness prevention interventions with individuals and groups; and evaluate treatment outcomes.
As part of their clinical practica, students will plan and deliver community-based care within a perspective that considers the context of the client’s life, the health care system and social services. They may focus on work with an elected sub-population, assuming the availability of appropriate clinical preceptors and practice sites. Upon completion of the PMHNP program, students will be eligible for New York State certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and to sit for the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Adult Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification examination.
Specialty Nursing Curriculum
Health Assessment
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Course No.
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Course Name
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Credits
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NUR 571
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Health Assessment – Foundations
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1
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NUR 572
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Health Assessment – Adult
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2
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Specialty Courses
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Course No.
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Course Name
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Credits
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NUR 559
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The Family: Theoretical Foundations and Perspectives
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3
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NUR 562
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Theoretical Foundations and Perspectives
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3
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NUR 563
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PMHNP Clinical Practicum:
Individual Interventions
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2
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NUR 565
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Group Work In Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nursing
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2
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NUR 566
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Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practice Nurse Clinical Practicum: Group Interventions
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2
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NUR 618
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Psych/Mental Health Clinical Practicum 1
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5
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NUR 619
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Psych/Mental Health Clinical Practicum 2
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5
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NUR 661
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Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: Biological Basis of Mental Illness & Treatment
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3
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MS Degree Credits
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49 min
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Post-MS Credits *
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36 max
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* Credits cannot be transferred into a certificate program. A maximum number of 36 credit hours is required to complete the Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner advanced certificate. However, credits may be waived if the individual’s transcript indicates that the required course or its equivalent has been taken within the last 10 years. Only the faculty member teaching the required course can determine equivalency of content during a formal review process, initiated by the student. Despite the number of courses that are permitted to be waived, all students in this program must complete at least 22 credit hours and 500 clinical hours, all which must be taken at the University at Buffalo. No other exemptions are allowed, or will be considered.
Faculty
Eris Perese
MS, RN, CSPN/Clinical Associate Professor & Program Director
perese@buffalo.edu
Janice Feigenbaum
PhD, RN/ Clinical Professor
jcf6@buffalo.edu
Deborah Finnell
DNS, RN, APRN-BC, CARN-AP/Assistant Professor
finnell@buffalo.edu
Adrienne Roy
MS, RN, APRN-BC/Clinical Instructor
amroy@buffalo.edu
Patricia Nisbet
MS/Clinical Instructor
panisbet@buffalo.edu
Ann Marie Pasek
MS, RN, NPP-CS/Clinical Instructor
annpasek@buffalo.edu
Bambi Carkey
MS, RN, ANP/Clinical Instructor (Collaborative SUNY Upstate Program)
bacpccny@aol.com