Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Concentration
Program Director: Dr. Lisa Pullen | lisa.pullen@LMUnet.edu
Printable FPMHNP Curriculum (pdf)
| Curriculum Plan for Full-Time FPMHNP Students
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| Course | Credit Hours |
| First Semester | |
| NURS 510 Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| NURS 520 Advanced Health Assessment | 3 |
| NURS 530 Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3 |
| TOTAL | 9 |
| Second Semster | |
| NURS 500 Theoretical Foundations & Research Methods | 4 |
| NURS 535 Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 541 FPMHNP I | 3 |
| NURS 541A FPMHNP I Practicum | 2 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Third Semester | |
| NURS 580 Contemporary Roles & Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses | 4 |
| NURS 542 FPMHNP II | 4 |
| NURS 542A FPMHNP II Practicum | 4 |
| TOTAL | 12 |
| Fourth Semester | |
| NURS 590 Directed Scholarly Inquiry | 3 |
| NURS 543 FPMHNP III | 3 |
| NURS 543A FPMHNP III Practicum | 4 |
| NURS 544 Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy for the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 1 |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM | 44 credits |
| Sample Curriculum Plan for Part-Time FPMHNP Students
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| Course | Credit Hours |
| First Semester | |
| NURS 510 Advanced Pathophysiology | 3 |
| TOTAL | 3 |
| Second Semster | |
| NURS 500 Theoretical Foundations & Research Methods | 4 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
| Third Semester | |
| NURS 580 Contemporary Roles & Issues for Advanced Practice Nurses | 4 |
| TOTAL | 4 |
| Fourth Semester | |
| NURS 520 Advanced Health Assessment | 4 |
| NURS 530 Advanced Pharmacology and Therapeutics | 3 |
| TOTAL | 6 |
| Fifth Semester | |
| NURS 535 Psychopharmacology | 3 |
| NURS 541 FPMHNP I | 3 |
| NURS 541A FPMHNP I Practicum | 2 |
| TOTAL | 7 |
| Sixth Semester | |
| NURS 542 FPMHNP II | 4 |
| NURS 542A FPMHNP II Practicum | 4 |
| TOTAL | 8 |
| Seventh Semester | |
| NURS 543 FPMHNP III | 3 |
| NURS 543A FPMHNP III Practicum | 4 |
| NURS 544 Theory and Practice of Psychotherapy for the Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner | 1 |
| NURS 590 Directed Scholarly Inquiry | 3 |
| TOTAL | 11 |
| TOTAL PROGRAM | 44 credits |
