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Psychiatric Mental Health Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) Curriculum

Doctor of Nursing Practice

BSN to DNP | Psychiatric Mental Health for the adult PMH CNS

Fall Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2011 Applied Statistics for Evidence-Based Practice 3 cr.
  • NUR 2004 Pathophysiology Across the Lifespan 4 cr.
  • NUR 2010 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Culturally Diverse
    Populations 3 cr.
  • NUR 2000 Research for Evidence Based Practice I 2 cr.

Spring Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2034 Advanced Pharmacology 3 cr.
  • NUR 2680 Introduction to Genetics and Molecular Therapeutics 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2092 Leadership Developmental 3 cr.
  • NUR 2320 Neurobiology of Psychiatric Disorders 2 cr.

Summer Term (Year 1)

  • NUR 2007 Research for Evidenced-Based Practice 2 2 cr.
  • NUR 2031 The Diagnostic Physical Exam Across the Lifespan 3 cr.
  • NURSP 2075 Introduction to Health Informatics 3 cr.

Fall Term (Year 2)

  • NURSP 2061 Organizational and Management Theory 3 cr.
  • NUR 2900 Translating Knowledge into Action: The Basic Science of Care 2 cr.
  • NUR 3008 Ethics, Public Policy, Finance & Healthcare Org. 3 cr.

Spring Term (Year 2)

  • NURCNS 2352 Family Theory/Therapy Techniques 2 cr.
  • NURCNS 2353 Family Therapy Role Seminar & Practicum 1 cr.
  • NURCNS 2850 CNS Role Implementation 3 cr.
  •                     Cognate 3 cr.

Summer Term (Year 2)

Fall Term (Year 3)

Spring Term (Year 3)

Summer Term (Year 3)

  • NUR 3037 Capstone Clinical 2 cr.
  • NUR 2865 Fundamentals of Disaster /Mass Casualty Care 2 cr.
    Comprehensive Exam