NUNP-PMNP - Nursing Practice, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration, DNP (TTU-ETSU)

The Doctor of Nursing Practice program offers a terminal professional degree for those who wish to pursue or further their career as an advanced practice nurse focusing on healthcare needs of specific populations. The ETSU College of Nursing and TTU School of Nursing Joint Program currently offers six concentrations within the degree: Adult/Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, Family Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner-Primary Care, Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, and Women’s Health Care Nurse Practitioner.

The focus of the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration is to prepare advanced practice nurses to provide comprehensive psychiatric-mental health care across the life span to individuals, groups and families in diverse settings. Graduates are eligible for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner national certification examination. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team. Graduates are prepared for employment in varied healthcare settings.

For application terms and deadlines please refer to the Whitson-Hester School of Nursing website.

BSN-DNP Degree Requirements (80 hours)

• Core Requirements: 35 hours

• Concentration: 33 hours

• DNP Project: 12 hours

• TOTAL: 80 hours

MSN-DNP Degree Requirements (32 hours)

• Core Requirements: 11 hours

• Concentration: 9 hours

• DNP Project: 12 hours

• TOTAL: 32 hours*

*If you are a MSN to DNP student and you are changing your specialization, your transcript will be evaluated and you will receive an individualized program of study from the Graduate Programs Coordinator to include 5000 level courses that you will need for certification.