D.N.P. Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Sample Plan of Study

Fall term 1

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 744: Foundations in Knowledge & Scholarship for Advanced Nursing Practice	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 745: Holistic & Ethical Leadership for Advanced Nursing Practice Roles	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Spring term 2

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 749: Epidemiology & Population Health	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 654: Advanced Pathophysiology I	2	Hybrid, Synchronous Wednesday 2:45–5:00	~7
NURS 655: Advanced Pharmacology I	2	Hybrid, Synchronous Wednesday 12:00–2:15	~7

Total term hours: 7

Summer term 3

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 757: Health Information Technology & Informatics for the Advanced Practice Nurse	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A
NURS 723: Advanced Pathophysiology II	2	Hybrid, Synchronous Wednesday 2:45–5:00	~7
NURS 724: Advanced Pharmacology II	2	Hybrid, Synchronous Wednesday 12:00–2:15	~7

Total term hours: 7

Fall term 4

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 726: Advanced Health Assessment & Clinical Reasoning	4	Hybrid, Synchronous Tuesday 9:00–12:15 (Lab 1:00–4:00 or 4:00–7:00)	~7
NURS 758: Health Policy & Health Economics for Nurse Leaders	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 7

Spring term 5

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 667: Introduction to Diagnostic Reasoning for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner	3	Hybrid, Synchronous Tuesday 11:30–2:45 (Lab Hours TBD)	~7
NURS 708: Nurse Practitioner Knowledge Synthesis & Competency Assessment I	1	Hybrid, Synchronous Tuesdays	~4
NURS 762: System-Based Care & Interprofessional Partnerships	3	Hybrid, Synchronous Date TBD	N/A

Total term hours: 7

Summer term 6

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 672: Diagnosis & Management of Psychiatric Disorders I	3	Hybrid, Synchronous Tuesday 12:30–3:45 (Lab Hours TBD)	~7
NURS 728: Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum I (90)	1	Practicum	N/A
NURS 764: Scientific Foundations for Healthcare Safety & Improvement	3	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 7

Fall term 7

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 738: Diagnosis & Management of Psychiatric Disorders II	3	Hybrid, Synchronous Monday 9:00–12:15 (Lab Hours TBD)	~7
NURS 741: Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum II (180 hrs)	2	Practicum	N/A
NURS 733: DNP Knowledge Synthesis & Competency Assessment	1	Asynchronous, Online	N/A

Total term hours: 6

Spring term 8

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 756: Therapeutic Approaches to Psychiatric Care	3	Hybrid, Synchronous Monday 9:00–12:15 (Lab Hours TBD)	~7
NURS 747: Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum III (180 hrs)	2	Practicum	N/A
NURS 793: Planned Change Management for DNP Projects	3	Hybrid, Synchronous Dates TBD	N/A

Total term hours: 8

Summer term 9

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 794: DNP Project I: Project Planning & Implementation (270 hrs)	3	Practicum	N/A
NURS 753: Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum IV (180 hrs)	2	Practicum	N/A

Total term hours: 5

Fall term 10

Course	Credit hours	Day/time	Estimated days on campus
NURS 795: DNP Project II: Project Implementation & Evaluation (270 hrs)	3	Practicum	N/A
NURS 769: Psychiatric Mental Health Practicum V (180 hrs)	2	Practicum (Lab Hours TBD)	N/A

Total term hours: 5

Total hours: 65