Post-Master’s in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

For APRNs who have a Master’s or Higher Degree

The Post-Master’s Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program is designed for current APRNs who would like to advance their career by pursuing a DNP degree and certification as a PMHNP. This track is a full time, cohort model designed to be completed in 3 years (8 semesters). A total of 62 credits are required to complete the program. The Post-Master’s PMHNP program builds upon the core foundational advanced practice skills and knowledge with a focus on psychiatric-mental health care to individuals, families or groups across the life span.

Specialty courses will provide students with a foundation in holistic evidence-based psychiatric-mental health advanced practice nursing that includes psychotropic medication management; individual, group and family psychotherapy; crisis intervention; care coordination and consultation. Special emphasis is placed on the delivery of care to vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery system.

This program offers 810 supervised clinical hours in a variety of settings across the life span. The DNP curriculum includes 225 supervised hours for completion of the DNP project. The supervised clinical hours with the DNP project hours complete the 1,000 supervised hours required to obtain the DNP degree. Students are prepared to take the PMHNP certification exam after completion of the program.

Nursing Licensure and State Authorization

Once the student has completed the DNP degree and successfully obtained national certification in their respective field, the graduate is eligible to apply to the Hawaii Board of Nursing to add the new specialty certification to the APRN license in the State of Hawaii. UH Manoa Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing is unable to vet the professional licensure requirements outside of the State of Hawaii and recommends the student contact the respective professional licensing board to determine the licensure requirements in the state in which the student will practice.

Curriculum

*The curriculum listed is for information purposes and may vary depending on the year of enrollment

Note: Sequence of courses may change due to availability of courses. Enrollment in equivalent courses in other UH schools or offered by NEXus may be taken to ensure timely student progression. Students participate in a mandatory orientation during the first week of instruction each semester.

Total Number of Credits: 62 credits

Curriculum effective for DNP cohorts entering: Fall 2024

Current students refer to STAR for their individualized curriculum pathway.

Contact

Aeza Hafalia, M.Ed
DNP Program Coordinator & NEXus Campus Staff Coordinator

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Contact for applicants and current students in the DNP program and the NEXus Program.

Email: dnpnurs@hawaii.edu

Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 201
Honolulu, HI 96822
Ph: 808-956-8401
Fax: 808-956-5977

Schedule an Advising Appointment
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Christine Loui, MSN, APRN-Rx, ACNS-BC, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty Program Coordinator & Instructor

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Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing
University of Hawaii at Manoa
2528 McCarthy Mall, Webster Hall 406
Honolulu, HI 96822
Phone: 808-956-5523
Fax: 808-956-3257
Email: chrisnm@hawaii.edu