Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

For RNs who have a Bachelor’s or Higher Degree

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program is a full time, cohort model designed to be completed in 3 years (8 semesters). A total of 74 credits are required to complete the program. The PMHNP program prepares nurses to provide holistic care to individuals, families or groups with common, acute or chronic mental health problems.  Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioners are prepared with advanced clinical judgment and practice skills to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, intervene, manage and evaluate holistic plans of care – including treatment with psychotropic medications; individual, group and family psychotherapy; crisis intervention; case management and consultation.

Special emphasis is placed on the delivery of care to vulnerable populations in an evolving healthcare delivery system. The program consists of core advanced practice registered nurse courses with specialty courses in family health. The specialty track offers 810 supervised clinical hours. Students are prepared to take the national certification exam in the PMHNP specialty area in the last semester of the program.

The AACN Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice (AACN, 2006), NONPF Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies Content (NONPF, 2017) and the AACN Common Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Doctoral-Level Competencies (AACN, 2017) are integrated throughout the program. Planning is underway to transition the curriculum to address the 2021 AACN The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education

The DNP curriculum includes 315 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.

Nursing Licensure and State Authorization

Once the student has completed the PMHNP DNP degree and successfully obtained national certification in their respective field, the Hawaii Board of Nursing will initiate the approval process of the application to practice as an APRN in the State of Hawaii. UH Manoa Nancy Atmospera-Walch School of Nursing is unable to confirm that the Nursing program meets 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: 74 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