Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Option

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Nurture the mind

Focus on improving your patient's mental health.

Diagnose and treat various psychiatric disorders and conditions, like depression, OCD, schizophrenia and more.

Degree options

Want to take the practice leadership option? Review the program requirements for the exact courses you need to take.

Use a three-year plan as the guide for your overall schedule.

Sample schedule

Three-year (full-time)

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Why take the psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner option?

Engage in meaningful work - Address the diverse challenges of mental health in your community. Explore rewarding careers where you can advocate for mental health awareness and improve patients' quality of life.
Boost your credibility with specialized knowledge - You'll gain highly employable skills in the health care field. Your mental health training will prepare you to make advanced diagnostic and treatment decisions.
Grow with guidance - Sharpen your expertise with help from faculty and health care professionals. Your professors will help you identify your professional goals and lead you toward academic success.
Share your passion for nursing - Expand your influence as a leader in nursing. Add on a nurse educator certificate to teach and implement health programs in hospitals and communities.

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Careers and outcomes

Review your potential career paths

Make a difference in your patient's mental wellbeing.

Ethics

Here, you'll live by a code of ethics and adopt a culture of caring.

Mission Statement and School Goals

Accreditation

The BSN, MSN, DNP and post-master's Health Educator and Population Health certificate programs at Missouri State University are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org).