OnlinePsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Degree

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Continue to work while you earn your degree.

Continue to work while you earn your degree.

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Choose your preceptors.

Choose your preceptors.

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Complete clinicals locally.

Complete clinicals locally.

Early in 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act allocated nearly $4 billion to increase access to mental health services, provide crisis response teams, and increase school-based mental health services. The only problem? An ongoing shortage of mental health providers estimated to reach a deficit of as many as 15,600 psychiatrists by 2025.*

At Bradley, we've added a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner concentration to our online MSN and online DNP programs to help address this shortage. Depending on your education level, Bradley offers three online options to earn a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner degree:

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RN to MSN PMHNP

If you have an ADN, nursing diploma, or non-nursing bachelor’s degree, we offer bridge courses that can start you on the path from an RN toward an MSN-PMHNP.

  • 60 Credit Hours
  • 3.3 Years

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BSN to MSN PMHNP

If you already have your BSN, you may be eligible to start working toward your MSN-PMHNP right away. No bridge courses are required for this entry path.

  • 51 Credit Hours
  • 2.7 Years

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BSN to DNP PMHNP

This option is for BSN-credentialed nurses looking to earn a terminal degree with a focus in psychiatric mental health.

  • 74 Credit Hours
  • 3.7 Years

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MSN to PMC PMHNP

This option is for MSN-credentialed nurses looking to earn a post-master's certificate with a focus in psychiatric mental health.

  • 36 Credit Hours
  • 2 Years

As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, you can directly apply your skills across a variety of settings, including:

  • Mental health units
  • Hospitals
  • Independent practices
  • Inpatient and outpatient clinics
  • Assisted living facilities
  • Home health care services
  • Correctional facilities
  • Integrated care facilities
  • Substance use disorder clinics

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