Ohio University's Post-Graduate Online Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Certificate certificate is designed for those who already hold a Master's degree in nursing and seek to attain the advanced practice role of the PMHNP. The 20-credit-hour, three-semester program features track-specific content that meets the core competencies and clinical hour requirements for PMHNPs set forth by the CCNE and can lead to specialized advanced practice certification eligibility.

The MSc Mental Health Nursing (Pre-registration) has been designed with graduates in mind, building upon the existing skills you achieved through your undergraduate degree, and applying them at masters level. One in every eight people in the world live with a mental disorder.

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Post-Master Certificate curriculum seeks to develop graduated qualified advanced nurse practitioners who are well prepared to successfully work in psychiatric mental health-related settings and provide high-quality care according to the American Psychiatric Nurses Association standards for this speciality.

The program provides opportunities to explore research as evidence for enhancing and changing practice; key emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking and reflective skills at specialist and advanced practice levels; it develops professional qualities and a high level of competence in the promotion of excellence and current best practice in the delivery and appraisal of advancing practice; on completion of the program students can: utilise evidence to inform nursing practice in monitoring co-ordinating and managing care; critically review current innovations and developments within nursing; utilise a knowledge base consistent with that of the profession, and which incorporates the standards of professional groups; critically appraise strategies to promote, maintain and restore health in relevant care groups; critically evaluate, generate and conduct research that incorporates evidence-based practice in nursing; critically evaluate the role of specialist and advanced practice in nursing; collaborate within multidisciplinary teams in the provision of quality outcomes; critically appraise international, national and local policy strategies that are relevant to advancing nursing roles; discuss factors that influence practice and theoretical knowledge at specialist and advanced practice levels; demonstrate the critical thinking skills and ethical decision-making required for specialist and advanced practice in nursing care; critically evaluate the use of psychosocial interventions in mental health care; critically discuss the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist or Advanced Nurse Practitioners in the monitoring, coordination and management of individuals experiencing mental health problems.

You’ll advance your post-master’s nursing career and graduate prepared for a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certification. Build valuable experiences in clinical—gaining the skills needed to work with clients with severe mental illnesses to determine health care needs. We’ll make it possible to further your education as a working professional with, customizable clinical, and part-time options.

Mental Health Nursing aims to provide support and care for vulnerable individuals across the lifespan to meet their individual needs, combining nursing values with contemporary knowledge, expertise, communication, and interpersonal skills to form strong therapeutic relationships.

This three-year Mental Health Nursing degree is a thought-provoking and contemporary course, designed to give you all the knowledge, skills, and experiences you need to practice as a mental health nurse. Student placements begin in the first term of year one, with 50% of your learning happening in the university, and 50% happening in practice. 

The B.Sc. Nursing (Mental Health) is a fulltime four year degree program offered by the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Limerick, in conjunction with the Health Service Executive West (Limerick, Clare, Tipperary North). On successful completion of the program, you will be able to present for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (NMBI) and practice as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (R.P.N.). The Department of Nursing and Midwifery has received approval from NMBI for the program.