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Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program

Course of Study

Core Courses (6 course units)
NURS508 - Applied Pharmacology in Nursing Practice
NURS622 - Pathogenesis of Mental Disorders Across the Lifespan
NURS637 - Introduction to Research Methods and Design
NURS645 - Psychopharmacology Across the Lifespan
NURS657 - Clinical Decision Making in Advanced Nursing Practice
NURS607 - Advanced Physiology and Pathophysiology
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NURS685 - Advanced Developmental Physiology and Pathophysiology


Theory Courses (4 course units)
NURS532 - Cognitive Behavior Strategies in Health Care
NURS625 - Clinical Modalities Across the Life Cycle in Advanced Practice Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
NURS626 - Family and Organizational Systems Across the Life Span
NURS628 - Mental Health and Aging

Clinical Courses (3 course units)
NURS705 - Advanced Practice Nursing Practice: Psychiatric Mental Health NP I
NURS706 - Advanced Practice Nursing Practice: Psychiatric Mental Health NP II
NURS707 - Advanced Practice Nursing Practice: Psychiatric Mental Health NP III

Elective Courses (1 course unit)
ELEC001 - Graduate Nursing Elective #1
-OR-
NURS511 - Loss, Grief and Bereavement


Suggested Plan(s) of Study

Full Time PMHNP

Part Time PMHNP


Program Director
Patricia Hentz, EdD, CS, CRNP
phentz@nursing.upenn.edu

Program Advisor
Lois Evans, PhD, FAAN, RN
evans@nursing.upenn.edu

Enrollment Management
Jonathan Katzenbach

Student Services
Andrea Allmayer, EdM
allmayer@nursing.upenn.edu

Mailing Address:
Penn Nursing
Claire M. Fagin Hall
418 Curie Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4217