Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Lifespan)

MSN Full-Time Curriculum

This specialty can be completed as part of the Master of Science in Nursing, MN Prespecialty, Post-Master’s Certificate and Doctor of Nursing Practice programs; each program has a unique curriculum plan.

Section Contents

MSN Curriculum Overview

Students learn to develop plans of care, promote mental health and education and provide psychotherapy, crisis intervention and consultation. The curriculum provides in-depth content about psychiatric mental health nursing models, pharmacotherpaeutics and neuroscience.

Attention Students: Looking for clinical hours, lab hours, and more? They can be found in the curriculum plans section of the Student Handbook.

VUSN reserves the right to revise and update the curriculum plans.