In 1946, the United States passed the National Mental Health Act, which established psychiatric nursing as one of the four core mental health disciplines. The Act included funding for the development ...

In 1946, the United States passed the National Mental Health Act, which established psychiatric nursing as one of the four core mental health disciplines. The Act included funding for the ...

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The Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate program prepares nurses who have already earned a Master of Science in Nursing degree to care for patients with behavioral and ...

Graduates of the DNP Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Specialty provide mental health care in a variety of primary care settings for patients across the lifespan. Psychiatric ...

At the Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, future family psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners learn to apply the nursing process and medical/medication management to promote optimal ...

Graduates are eligible to sit for the ANCC's Psychiatric Mental Health Certification Examination. The PMHNP program of study expands on the baccalaureate level of the nursing’s biopsychosocial model ...

Medscape Medical News, January 07, 2025 Intensive Psychiatric Home Care May Cut Hospital Readmission Intensive home treatment after a psychiatric crisis is linked to lower readmission rates and ...