The courses required by the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program track are offered in an online format, with clinical experiences supervised by preceptors and conducted in local settings approved by Wilson School of Nursing and Midwestern State University. Some courses require on-campus sessions which are mandatory and at the student's expense.
Degree Requirements
Graduate Nursing Core (21 hours)
- NURS 5023 Research in Nursing
- NURS 5043 Pathological Processes for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NURS 5103 Theoretical Foundations in Nursing
- NURS 5113/5111 Health Assessment for Advanced Nursing Practice
- NURS 5123 Population Health in Graduate Nursing*
- NURS 5133 Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics
- NURS 5283 Roles of the Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Major Courses - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Option (18 hours)
- NURS 5322 Diagnostics for Mental Disorders
- NURS 5463 Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practicum I*
- NURS 5473 Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practicum I Clinical*
- NURS 5483 Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practicum II*
- NURS 5493 Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practicum II Clinical*
- NURS 5523 Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practicum III*
- NURS 5533 Psychiatric Mental Health Advanced Practicum III Clinical*
Capstone Project (9 hours)
- NURS 6843 Evidence Based Project I
- NURS 6853 Evidence Based Project II
Total Hours: 48
* Course changes effective Fall 2017